Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary schoolHoly Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school in St. Helens, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 197 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 44% of pupils at Holy Cross Catholic Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in St. Helens and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | St. Helens | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Parish Church of England Primary School, St HelensPrimary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)150 m
- This Is My Education - TIMESpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file350 m
- Launchpad CentrePupil referral and alternative provision. School remains Good, June 2022350 m
- St Helens CollegeSixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file700 m
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, January 2025. 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)760 m
- Merton Bank Primary SchoolPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), May 2024. 28% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)950 m
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in St. Helens
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).