Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary AcademyHucknall National Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy and Hucknall National Church of England Primary School are primary schools.

  • Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Hucknall National Church of England Primary School scores 75 out of 100 (grade B, strong). Hucknall National Church of England Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy was judged Good and Hucknall National Church of England 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 Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy and 70.0% for Hucknall National Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy (52.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hucknall National Church of England Primary School (86.0% in 2022-23, 70.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy versus Hucknall National Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure HucknallHoly Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary AcademyNottinghamHucknall National Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC57/100B75/100Stronger figure
Local ranking125th of 266 in Nottinghamshire 19th of 266 in Nottinghamshire Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll239 418
Capacity230 420
LocationHucknall, NG15 8BZ Nottingham, NG15 7DU
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard64.0% 70.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard6.0% Stronger figure5.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score107.0 108.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 105.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census239 418
Free school meals (ever 6)9.9% 23.7%
English as an additional language13.4% 3.8%
SEN support10.9% 10.5%
SEN with an EHC plan2.1% 0.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.5% Stronger figure4.9% 6.2%
Persistent absence6.5% Stronger figure16.5% 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 Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

Hucknall National Church of England Primary School

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