Rushey Green Primary SchoolHoly Cross Catholic Primary School

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

Summary of the comparison

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

  • Rushey Green Primary School scores 59 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.

  • Rushey Green 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 49.0% for Rushey Green 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 Rushey Green Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 49.0% 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

Rushey Green Primary School versus Holy Cross Catholic Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure LondonRushey Green Primary SchoolLondonHoly Cross Catholic Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreC59/100C66/100Stronger figure
Local ranking33rd 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 roll560 231
Capacity680 210
LocationLondon, SE6 2LA London, SE6 2LD
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard49.0% 83.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard1.0% 10.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score103.0 107.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 107.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census604 238
Free school meals (ever 6)36.4% 22.1%
English as an additional language46.0% 62.2%
SEN support14.2% 13.9%
SEN with an EHC plan2.8% 5.9%
Attendance
Overall absence7.9% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence26.9% 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.

Rushey Green Primary School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

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