Holbeach Primary SchoolHoly Cross Catholic Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in London.

Summary of the comparison

Holbeach Primary School and Holy Cross Catholic Primary School are primary schools in London.

  • Holbeach Primary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Holy Cross Catholic Primary School scores 66 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holbeach Primary School was judged Good and Holy Cross Catholic Primary School was judged Outstanding.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 56.0% for Holbeach Primary School and 83.0% for Holy Cross Catholic Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holbeach Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 56.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (68.0% in 2022-23, 83.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holbeach Primary School versus Holy Cross Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonHolbeach Primary SchoolLondonHoly Cross Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC55/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking43rd of 64 in Lewisham 18th of 64 in Lewisham Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: OutstandingStronger figure
School typeCommunity school Voluntary aided school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll391 231
Capacity459 210
LocationLondon, SE6 4TP London, SE6 2LD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard56.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard7.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 107.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census434 238
Free school meals (ever 6)32.1% 22.1%
English as an additional language57.1% 62.2%
SEN support12.4% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan4.8% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence6.2% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence20.2% 9.8% Stronger figure15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holbeach Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

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