Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary · Plymouth · PL4 9BE · URN 140726

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-11-23Cohort 276Roman Catholic

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 45

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 71 schools in Plymouth

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
64%
Plymouth 60.9%England 61%
3.1 percentage points above the area average of 60.9
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
20%
Plymouth 7.1%England 8%
12.9 percentage points above the area average of 7.1
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
106
Plymouth 105.12England 105
0.9 above the area average of 105.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Plymouth 104.29England 105
In line with the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
104
Plymouth 104.53England 105
0.5 below the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
27%
Plymouth 24.9%England 32%
2.1 percentage points above the area average of 24.9
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
80%
Plymouth 71%
9 percentage points above the area average of 71
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
69%
Plymouth 70.2%
1.2 percentage points below the area average of 70.2
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
80%
Plymouth 70.1%
9.9 percentage points above the area average of 70.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
45
Plymouth 41
3.9 above the area average of 41.1
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Plymouth	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	64% Plymouth 60.9%England 61%	3.1 percentage points above the area average of 60.9	3 percentage points above the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	20% Plymouth 7.1%England 8%	12.9 percentage points above the area average of 7.1	12 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	106 Plymouth 105.12England 105	0.9 above the area average of 105.1	1 above the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Plymouth 104.29England 105	In line with the area average of 104.3	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	104 Plymouth 104.53England 105	0.5 below the area average of 104.5	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	27% Plymouth 24.9%England 32%	2.1 percentage points above the area average of 24.9	5 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	80% Plymouth 71%	9 percentage points above the area average of 71	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	69% Plymouth 70.2%	1.2 percentage points below the area average of 70.2	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	80% Plymouth 70.1%	9.9 percentage points above the area average of 70.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	45 Plymouth 41	3.9 above the area average of 41.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Plymouth · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 26.1 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 57.2% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 15.6% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 26.1% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 13.2pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 27% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 20% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 20.2pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 64% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 93.8% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Good at its inspection on 23/11/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth, postcode PL4 9BE (URN 140726).
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