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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Charles Street, St Helens, WA10 1LN

Local ranking35th of 53 primary schools in St Helens
Ofsted: Expected

Primary

Phase

210

Capacity

3-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 20 January 2026 under Ofsted's renewed framework

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Safeguarding standards Met
Achievement
Needs attention
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development & wellbeing
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Needs attention
Inclusion
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard

Scale: Exceptional · Strong · Expected · Needs attention · Urgent improvement

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
44.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
12.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
64.0%
Writing (Expected)
64.0%
Maths (Expected)
56.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
60.0%
Reading avg scaled score
103.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
101.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
25

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
206
Boys
98 (48%)
Girls
108 (52%)
Capacity
210 (98% full)
SEND
20.9%
FSM Eligible
39.3%
EAL
34.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
5.3%
SEN Support
15.5%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
16.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
11.7
Budget per Pupil
£7,614/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
5.2% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
18.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary aided school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.6%
  • Black African: 13.2%
  • Asian Other: 7.8%
  • Asian Indian: 7.3%
  • White Other: 4.9%
  • Other: 2.9%
  • Black Other: 1.9%
  • White Traveller: 1.5%

56.6%

White British

13.2%

Black African

7.8%

Asian Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
104804
UKPRN
10074997
Establishment No.
3404

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