Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy
Primary schoolHoly Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Leicester, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 203 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Good (overall), March 2023
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 21 March 2023
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
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, 45% of pupils at Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Leicester and 62% in England.
3% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Leicester | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 45% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 3% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 101 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101 | 105 | 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- Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England SchoolAll-through. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)80 m
- The Goldhill Learning FoundationSpecial. No outcome in Ofsted's file590 m
- Fairfield Community Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Marriott Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2022. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)830 m
- Eyres Monsell Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Montrose SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Leicester
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).