Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

General Information

Address: Gautby Road, Bidston, Birkenhead, CH41 7DU
Phone: 01516528454
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Paula Br
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Number of pupils: 185
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 141
% eligible for free school meals: 81.5%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

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Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 19.7%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 29.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 18 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 16 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 14 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 3 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 2 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

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Educational Attainment

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

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Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Ranked #23 of 63 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#21Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#22Heygarth Primary SchoolGood
#23Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolOutstanding
#2St Andrew's CofE Primary SchoolOutstanding
#3Thornton Hough Primary SchoolOutstanding
#4Barnston Primary SchoolGood
#5Bedford Drive Primary SchoolGood
#6Bidston Avenue Primary SchoolGood
#7Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolGood
#8Birkenhead High School AcademyGood
#9Brookdale Primary SchoolGood
#10Christ The King Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#11Church Drive Primary SchoolGood
#12Co-op Academy WoodsleeGood
#13Eastway Primary SchoolGood
#14Egremont Primary SchoolGood
#15Fender Primary SchoolGood
#16Gayton Primary SchoolGood
#17Great Meols Primary SchoolGood
#18Greenleas Primary SchoolGood
#19Grove Street Primary SchoolGood
#20Heswall Primary SchoolGood
#21Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary SchoolGood
#22Heygarth Primary SchoolGood
#23Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#24Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25Hoylake Holy Trinity CofE Primary SchoolGood
#26Irby Primary SchoolGood
#27Ladymount Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#28Liscard Primary SchoolGood
#29Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary SchoolGood
#30Mount Primary SchoolGood
#31New Brighton Primary SchoolGood
#32Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#33Park Primary SchoolGood
#34Pensby Primary SchoolGood
#35Poulton Lancelyn Primary SchoolGood
#36Prenton Primary SchoolGood
#37Raeburn Primary SchoolGood
#38Riverside Primary SchoolGood
#39Rock Ferry Primary SchoolGood
#40SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary AcademyGood
#41Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#42Somerville Primary SchoolGood
#43St George's Primary SchoolGood
#44St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, BirkenheadGood
#45St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#46St Paul's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#47St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#48St Werburgh's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#49Stanton Road Primary SchoolGood
#50Thingwall Primary SchoolGood
#51Townfield Primary SchoolGood
#52West Kirby Primary SchoolGood
#53Woodlands Primary SchoolGood
#54Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#55Cathcart Street Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#56Chapelhill Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#57Kingsway Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#58Lingham Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#59Manor Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#60Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#61Woodchurch Road AcademyRequires improvement
#62Well Lane Primary SchoolInadequate
#63Woodchurch CofE Primary SchoolInadequate

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,599 (2024-25)

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A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #37 of 75 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#35Park Primary School£7,698
#36Castleway Primary School£7,697
#37Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£7,599
#38Woodchurch CofE Primary School£7,509
#39Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School£7,368

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Chapelhill Primary School£13,349
#2Millfields Church of England (Controlled) Primary School£13,334
#3Leasowe Primary School£12,375
#4Manor Primary School£10,587
#5The Priory Parish CofE Primary School£10,432
#6Kingsway Primary School£10,254
#7Co-op Academy Hillside£10,224
#8Fender Primary School£9,848
#9Eastway Primary School£9,799
#10Egremont Primary School£9,748
#11Riverside Primary School£9,535
#12St Paul's Catholic Primary School£9,460
#13St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Wallasey£9,202
#14St Peter's Catholic Primary School£9,192
#15Grove Street Primary School£8,988
#16Birkenhead Christ Church CofE Primary School£8,889
#17Holy Spirit Catholic and Church of England Primary School£8,858
#18St Michael and All Angels Catholic Primary School£8,846
#19Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School£8,691
#20Somerville Primary School£8,639
#21Cathcart Street Primary School£8,489
#22Woodlands Primary School£8,408
#23Woodchurch Road Academy£8,354
#24Our Lady of Pity Catholic Primary and Nursery School£8,267
#25Rock Ferry Primary School£8,237
#26Devonshire Park Primary School£8,231
#27Co-op Academy Portland£8,198
#28St Anne's Catholic Primary School£8,121
#29Lingham Primary School£8,107
#30St Werburgh's Catholic Primary School£8,079
#31Mersey Park Primary School£7,933
#32Mendell Primary School£7,886
#33Co-op Academy Woodslee£7,779
#34St Joseph's Catholic Primary School Upton£7,774
#35Park Primary School£7,698
#36Castleway Primary School£7,697
#37Holy Cross Catholic Primary School£7,599
#38Woodchurch CofE Primary School£7,509
#39Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School£7,368
#40Heswall Primary School£7,228
#41Bedford Drive Primary School£7,195
#42Mount Primary School£7,149
#43Greenleas Primary School£7,007
#44Heswall St Peter's CofE Primary School£6,990
#45New Brighton Primary School£6,960
#46West Kirby Primary School£6,902
#47Liscard Primary School£6,859
#48Birkenhead High School Academy£6,653
#49Townfield Primary School£6,639
#50Ladymount Catholic Primary School£6,573
#51Heygarth Primary School£6,521
#52Thingwall Primary School£6,483
#53Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School£6,449
#54Pensby Primary School£6,438
#55Raeburn Primary School£6,432
#56Moreton Christ Church CofE Primary School£6,400
#57St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Birkenhead£6,392
#58Christ The King Catholic Primary School£6,380
#59Stanton Road Primary School£6,239
#60Thurstaston Dawpool CofE Primary School£6,207
#61Church Drive Primary School£6,183
#62Brookdale Primary School£6,133
#63Great Meols Primary School£6,084
#64Prenton Primary School£6,061
#65St George's Primary School£6,029
#66Irby Primary School£5,937
#67Thornton Hough Primary School£5,937
#68Poulton Lancelyn Primary School£5,617
#69Gayton Primary School£5,589
#70Barnston Primary School£5,474
#71SS Peter and Paul Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,964
#72St Alban's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy£3,432
#73Bidston Avenue Primary School£2,627
#74Oxton St Saviour's CofE Primary School£1,981
#75Well Lane Primary School£919

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