Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

North West Leicestershire · LE67 5AT

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 154 pupils, 11.7% FSM

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Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy

General Information

Address: Parsonwood Hill, Whitwick, Coalville, LE67 5AT – View on map
Phone: 01530832799
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Murphy
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

154 pupils out of 210 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 18
% eligible for free school meals: 11.7%
Pupil mix: 4 in 10 (more mixed than the North West Leicestershire average)
English as an additional language: 11% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 10.9% a year (North West Leicestershire 12.8%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 50% moved to another school, 50% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. This is a small staff, so one or two teachers leaving moves the figure a lot.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Leicestershire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Leicestershire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.1%
Persistently absent pupils: 6.0%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 13.6%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 6.5%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 9 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 3 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 5 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Other difficulty or disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 70% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 4% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 9 percentage points above the North West Leicestershire average (61%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Above (3-year average 72% against an expected 65%)
3-year average (expected standard): 72%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 83% · Writing 70% · Maths 83% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 70%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 103
Based on: 23 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolNorth West Leicestershire averageEngland↘ Falling Down 10 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 9 percentage points above the North West Leicestershire average (61%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 9th of 40 junior and primary schools in the area

=7Woodstone Community Primary School71%
=9Ellistown Community Primary School70%
=9Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy70%
=9St Edward's Church of England Primary School70%
#12Snarestone Church of England School69%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Worthington School88%
#2Ashby Willesley Primary School85%
#3Orchard Community Primary School82%
#4Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre80%
#5All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville77%
#6Donisthorpe Primary School73%
=7Kegworth Primary School71%
=7Woodstone Community Primary School71%
=9Ellistown Community Primary School70%
=9Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy70%
=9St Edward's Church of England Primary School70%
#12Snarestone Church of England School69%
#13St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy65%
=14Ashby Hill Top Primary School64%
=14Griffydam Primary School64%
=14Swannington Church of England Primary School64%
=17Broom Leys School63%
=17Ibstock Junior School63%
#19Moira Primary School62%
=20Albert Village Primary School59%
=20Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire59%
=22Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School56%
=22Heather Primary School56%
=22Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School56%
=25Belton Church of England Primary School55%
=25Newton Burgoland Primary School55%
#27Measham Church of England Primary School54%
=28Hemington Primary School50%
=28Oakthorpe Primary School50%
=28Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School50%
=28St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School50%
#32Belvoirdale Community Primary School48%
#33New Swannington Primary School46%
#34Thringstone Primary School42%
#35Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School40%
#36Warren Hills Community Primary School38%
#37Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School36%
#38Packington Church of England Primary School29%
#39Woodcote Primary School20%
#40Diseworth Church of England Primary School17%

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14th of 35 primary schools in North West Leicestershire for Ofsted rating

#12Heather Primary SchoolGood
#13Hemington Primary SchoolGood
#14Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#15Hugglescote Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community CentreGood

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Ashby Hill Top Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2All Saints Church of England Primary School, CoalvilleGood
#3Ashby Hastings Primary SchoolGood
#4Ashby Willesley Primary SchoolGood
#5Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#6Belton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#7Belvoirdale Community Primary SchoolGood
#8Broom Leys SchoolGood
#9Diseworth Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10Ellistown Community Primary SchoolGood
#11Griffydam Primary SchoolGood
#12Heather Primary SchoolGood
#13Hemington Primary SchoolGood
#14Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary AcademyGood
#15Hugglescote Community Primary SchoolGood
#16Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community CentreGood
#17New Swannington Primary SchoolGood
#18Newbold Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#19Newton Burgoland Primary SchoolGood
#20Oakthorpe Primary SchoolGood
#21Orchard Community Primary SchoolGood
#22Packington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#23Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, LeicestershireGood
#24Sir John Moore Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#25St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary AcademyGood
#26St Edward's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#27St Hardulph's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#28Swannington Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#29Thringstone Primary SchoolGood
#30Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#31Warren Hills Community Primary SchoolGood
#32Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#33Woodcote Primary SchoolGood
#34Worthington SchoolGood
#35Snarestone Church of England SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £8,050 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

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.

11th of 41 primary schools in North West Leicestershire for spending per pupil

#9Thringstone Primary School£8,127
#10Moira Primary School£8,060
#11Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy£8,050
#12Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre£7,721
#13Newton Burgoland Primary School£7,643

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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.

Rank School Score

#1Newbold Church of England Primary School£16,630
#2Diseworth Church of England Primary School£16,516
#3St Hardulph's Church of England Primary School£12,265
#4Woodcote Primary School£11,570
#5Worthington School£10,437
#6Hemington Primary School£10,062
#7Warren Hills Community Primary School£9,519
#8Belton Church of England Primary School£9,090
#9Thringstone Primary School£8,127
#10Moira Primary School£8,060
#11Holy Cross School A Catholic Voluntary Academy£8,050
#12Long Whatton Church of England Primary School and Community Centre£7,721
#13Newton Burgoland Primary School£7,643
#14New Swannington Primary School£7,627
#15St Charles Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy£7,595
#16Heather Primary School£7,585
#17Packington Church of England Primary School£7,458
#18Whitwick St John The Baptist Church of England Primary School£7,342
#19Oakthorpe Primary School£7,222
#20Griffydam Primary School£7,201
#21Belvoirdale Community Primary School£7,184
#22Snarestone Church of England School£6,945
#23Swannington Church of England Primary School£6,896
#24Woodstone Community Primary School£6,894
#25Ashby-de-la-Zouch Church of England Primary School£6,855
#26St Edward's Church of England Primary School£6,757
#27Sir John Moore Church of England Primary School£6,725
#28Ellistown Community Primary School£6,723
#29All Saints Church of England Primary School, Coalville£6,664
#30Saint Clare's Primary School A Catholic Voluntary Academy, Coalville, Leicestershire£6,543
#31Kegworth Primary School£6,528
#32Ashby Hastings Primary School£6,300
#33Orchard Community Primary School£6,239
#34Donisthorpe Primary School£6,230
#35Measham Church of England Primary School£5,935
#36Ashby Hill Top Primary School£5,732
#37Viscount Beaumont's Church of England Primary School£5,642
#38Broom Leys School£5,527
#39Ashby Willesley Primary School£5,519
#40Blackfordby St Margaret's Church of England Primary School£5,370
#41Albert Village Primary School£4,917

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