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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Culverley Road, Catford, London SE6 2LD
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school maintained by the local authority (Lewisham). It has about 240 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In December 2016 the school was rated ‘Outstanding’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Attendance, Disadvantaged pupils and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Environment, Admissions, Representation and Finances.
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Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.
Disadvantaged pupils: Above average. Progress in maths is excellent. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is above average.
Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is excellent, reading is about average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is excellent. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Progress: About average. Progress in maths is about average, in reading it is about average and in writing it is above average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Finances: Below average. However, the school budget has been roughly in balance
Representation: Slightly out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high and the offer rate is very low.
Environment: Poor. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all very high.
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