Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolSalisbury Road Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School and Salisbury Road Primary School are primary schools in Plymouth.

  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School scores 51 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Salisbury Road Primary School scores 74 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Salisbury Road Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Cross Catholic Primary School was judged Good and Salisbury Road 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 76.0% for Salisbury Road 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 risen at Salisbury Road Primary School (70.0% in 2022-23, 76.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School versus Salisbury Road Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure PlymouthHoly Cross Catholic Primary SchoolPlymouthSalisbury Road Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD51/100B74/100Stronger figure
Local ranking49th of 69 in Plymouth 10th of 69 in Plymouth Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll290 408
Capacity315 420
LocationPlymouth, PL4 9BE Plymouth, PL4 8QZ
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 76.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard20.0% Stronger figure9.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score106.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census290 408
Free school meals (ever 6)17.9% 25.3%
English as an additional language51.0% 27.9%
SEN support22.8% 11.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.0% 2.5%
Attendance
Overall absence4.2% Stronger figure5.1% 6.2%
Persistent absence8.1% Stronger figure12.0% 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

Salisbury Road Primary School

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