Marriott Primary SchoolHoly Cross Catholic School

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

Summary of the comparison

Marriott Primary School and Holy Cross Catholic School are primary schools in Leicester.

  • Marriott Primary School scores 48 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Holy Cross Catholic School scores 58 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holy Cross Catholic School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Marriott Primary School was judged Good and Holy Cross Catholic 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 34.0% for Marriott Primary School and 45.0% for Holy Cross Catholic School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Marriott Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 34.0% in 2024-25) and has held broadly level at Holy Cross Catholic School (45.0% in 2022-23, 45.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Marriott Primary School versus Holy Cross Catholic School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LeicesterMarriott Primary SchoolLeicesterHoly Cross Catholic SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD48/100C58/100Stronger figure
Local ranking59th of 81 in Leicester 33rd of 81 in Leicester Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll421 203
Capacity397 240
LocationLeicester, LE2 6NE Leicester, LE2 6TY
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard34.0% 45.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 3.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 Stronger figure101.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 Stronger figure101.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census435 219
Free school meals (ever 6)51.2% 43.5%
English as an additional language38.6% 29.2%
SEN support9.0% 33.3%
SEN with an EHC plan3.7% 9.1%
Attendance
Overall absence8.4% 5.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence25.5% 11.5% 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.

Marriott Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic School

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