# Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy

Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is a primary school in Ashfield, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 230 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E138812. [Ashfield](https://openindex.co.uk/ashfield)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy converter
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 230
- Council: Ashfield
- URN: 138812

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Good (overall), May 2023
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 23 May 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, 64% of pupils at Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Nottinghamshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Nottinghamshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 7% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105 | 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.

- [Leen Mills Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/leen-mills-primary-school-e122589): 70 m. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beardall-fields-primary-and-nursery-school-e122584): 510 m. Primary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 71% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hucknall National Church of England Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hucknall-national-church-of-england-primary-school-e147827): 680 m. Primary. School remains Good, June 2023. 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [The National CofE Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-national-cofe-academy-e137159): 1.1 km. Secondary. Good (overall), April 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/linby-cum-papplewick-cofe-primary-school-e149552): 1.3 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Hillside Primary and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hillside-primary-and-nursery-school-e140282): 1.5 km. Primary. Good (overall), May 2022. 68% 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/138812)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/138812)

## How to cite

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