Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-wirral-north-west

North WestRegion

WirralLocal Authority

BirkenheadConstituency

CH41 7DUPostcode

3.8

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Wirral, North West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 185 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

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: 71%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

83%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

185

Total Pupils

51%Boys

49%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

77%

England average

27%

First language not English

16%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 185
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)

Inspection history

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

Report published					Overall
4 Dec 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
16 Dec 2018	Requires improvement	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Requires improvement

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.