Voluntary aided school · Liverpool

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

3–11Ages
192Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Roman CatholicReligious character
104633URN

Fontenoy Street, Liverpool, L3 2DU · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.2per place

0.4 below Liverpool median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Liverpool

26 applications for 22 places · 97th of 104 in Liverpool

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Mar 2023

Inspection history

31 March 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
28 February 2018
Graded inspection: Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Liverpool median (1.6) 1.0 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 22 places offered · 21 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2025 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2024 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.8
2023 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2022 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2021 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2020 1.2; Liverpool median median 1.6
2019 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.5
2018 1.3; Liverpool median median 1.6
2017 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2016 1.5; Liverpool median median 1.6
2015 1.4; Liverpool median median 1.6
2014 1.9; Liverpool median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Liverpool median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Liverpool median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	22	26	1.2	21	0.95
Sep 2025	27	35	1.3	29	1.07
Sep 2024	23	34	1.5	23	1.00
Sep 2023	17	24	1.4	14	0.82
Sep 2022	30	36	1.2	27	0.90
Sep 2021	21	28	1.3	19	0.90
Sep 2020	28	33	1.2	23	0.82
Sep 2019	24	32	1.3	22	0.92
Sep 2018	25	33	1.3	25	1.00
Sep 2017	20	29	1.5	17	0.85
Sep 2016	25	37	1.5	24	0.96
Sep 2015	23	32	1.4	22	0.96
Sep 2014	20	38	1.9	20	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 65% · Writing 55% · Maths 65% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%75th of 103 in Liverpool

Liverpool 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard65%

Liverpool 73% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Liverpool 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Liverpool 73% England 75%

Greater depth10%

Liverpool 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard65%

Liverpool 74% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Liverpool 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Liverpool median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	10%	103	102
2023/24	52%	4%	102	104
2022/23	41%	0%	103	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.2applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
The Trinity Catholic Academy
0.8 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 25%met the SATs standard
Faith Primary Academy
0.9 km · Liverpool

2026

1.3applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Pleasant Street Primary School
1.1 km · Liverpool

Good2023

1.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Nicholas Catholic Academy
1.2 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
St Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
1.4 km · Liverpool

Good2024

1.3applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
The Beacon Church of England Primary School
1.6 km · Liverpool

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.6applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
University of Liverpool Mathematics School
1.7 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected
LIPA Sixth Form College
1.7 km · Liverpool

Not yet inspected

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

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School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 104633 · 341/3512
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Capacity: 195 pupils · 192 on roll
Free school meals: 41.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Fontenoy Street, Liverpool, L3 2DU
Local authority: Liverpool

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources