Primary school

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Roman Catholic
  • Lewisham
  • SE6 2LD

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 1,268 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 9%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 32%32%2016/17: top 29%2017/18: top 36%2018/19: top 9%9% · 2018/192022/23: top 33%2023/24: top 51%2024/25: top 9%No exams

Against London

Expected standard, RWM83% · London 72%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM10% · London 12%Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score107 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · London 107Small cohort: 29 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 30 pupils · London 61%2016/17: 72% · 29 pupils · London 69%2017/18: 73% · 30 pupils · London 72%2018/19: 86% · 29 pupils · London 73%2022/23: 68% · 28 pupils · London 68%2023/24: 62% · 29 pupils · London 70%2024/25: 83% · 29 pupils · London 72%86%62%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 13% · 30 pupils · London 7%2016/17: 14% · 29 pupils · London 10%2017/18: 0% · 30 pupils · London 12%2018/19: 7% · 29 pupils · London 13%2022/23: 11% · 28 pupils · London 11%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · London 11%2024/25: 10% · 29 pupils · London 12%14%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1052017/18: 107 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · London 1062022/23: 106 · 28 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1072024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · London 107107105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 105 · 30 pupils · London 1042016/17: 108 · 29 pupils · London 1062017/18: 106 · 30 pupils · London 1062018/19: 107 · 29 pupils · London 1072022/23: 105 · 28 pupils · London 1062023/24: 105 · 29 pupils · London 1062024/25: 107 · 29 pupils · London 107108105No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in80.6%
29 of 36 who put it first2014 · 53.7%2026 · 80.6%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st3629
2nd170
3rd150

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Satisfactory
  2. 2009Good
  3. 2011Good
  4. 2016Outstanding
  5. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · 2 points to improve

Read what Ofsted said (3)

From Ofsted report, inspected May 2023

Strengths

  • “The Holy Cross community values and celebrates each and every pupil as a unique individual.”
  • “Pupils, staff and families are very proud of their school.”
  • “Pupils are happy and feel safe as they know that staff will help them if they have any worries.”

Ofsted inspection report extracts, Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026231
Free school meals (past 6 years)22.1%
First language not English62.2%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan5.9%
Absence (sessions missed)4.0%
Persistently absent pupils9.8%

Girls 46.2%Boys 53.8%

110% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.9
Pupils per adult12.5
  • Classroom teachers 9
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 6.8
  • Other support 5.2

Teachers 11 FTE · Whole workforce 23 · 36 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,707
Spend per pupil£8,225
Staff spend per pupil£5,998
Reserve per pupil£1,592
  • +£367,646revenue reserve
  • +£111,319in-year balance

Grants £8,399 · self-generated £317 · premises £445 per pupil