# Holy Cross Catholic School, a Voluntary Academy

Holy 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.

Primary school. Code E146224. [Leicester](https://openindex.co.uk/leicester)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 203
- Council: Leicester
- URN: 146224

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (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
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 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

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Tudor Grange Samworth Academy, A church of England School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/tudor-grange-samworth-academy-a-church-of-england-school-e144479): 80 m. All-through. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The Goldhill Learning Foundation](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-goldhill-learning-foundation-e150812): 590 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Fairfield Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fairfield-community-primary-school-e137933): 830 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Marriott Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marriott-primary-school-e120077): 830 m. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Eyres Monsell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eyres-monsell-primary-school-e120069): 1 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 34% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Montrose School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/montrose-school-e120029): 1.1 km. Primary. Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/146224)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/146224)

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