Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow

State-Funded School

holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-harlow-essex-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

EssexLocal Authority

HarlowConstituency

CM18 6JJPostcode

6.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School, Harlow is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 5–11, located in Essex, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 412 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 66%
Higher standard: 8%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

57%

Asian

Black

28%

Mixed

11%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

412

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

17%

England average

27%

First language not English

39%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 5 – 11
Deprivation band: Deprived
Total pupils: 412
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good

Ungraded inspection on 9 March 2023. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
7 Feb 2012	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.