Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-plymouth-south-west

South WestRegion

PlymouthLocal Authority

Plymouth Sutton and DevonportConstituency

PL4 9BEPostcode

2.2

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Plymouth, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 276 pupils. Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is part of PLYMOUTH CAST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 48%
Higher standard: 5%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

43%

Asian

18%

Black

20%

Mixed

14%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

276

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

57%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 276
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: PLYMOUTH CAST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
24 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
24 Jun 2008	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

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.