Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolMount Street Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School and Mount Street Primary School are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Mount Street Primary School scores 68 out of 100 (grade C, average). Mount Street Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Mount Street Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 64.0% for Holy Cross Catholic Primary School and 59.0% for Mount Street Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School (47.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Mount Street Primary School (64.0% in 2022-23, 59.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School versus Mount Street Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthHoly Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPlymouthMount Street Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100C68/100Stronger figure
Local ranking49th of 69 in Plymouth 18th of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy sponsor led
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll290 250
Capacity315 210
LocationPlymouth, PL4 9BE Plymouth, PL4 8NZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% Stronger figure59.0% 62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 Stronger figure103.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census290 250
Free school meals (ever 6)17.9% 40.3%
English as an additional language51.0% 42.0%
SEN support22.8% 16.4%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 1.6%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure5.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% Stronger figure13.1% 15.8%

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.

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Mount Street Primary School

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