My child is happy at this school
Strongly agree
55%Agree
34%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
1%The Holy Cross School
Academy converter — Secondary
KT3 5AR / 11–18 / Girls / Roman Catholic
Good
Ofsted
59.2
Attainment 8
89%
parents recommend
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
Rated Good by Ofsted in 2022
Good
Good
Inspected 2022
Safeguarding: Effective
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesGood
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early Years
Sixth FormGood
Recognised with 2 performance badges
🏆 Exceptional results⭐ Exceptional teaching
GCSE Results
- Attainment 8 score
- 59.2
- Progress 8
- 0.95
- Grade 5+ English & Maths
- 74.2%
A-Level Results
- APS per entry
- 35.4
- Achieving AAB+
- 19.1%
89% of parents would recommend this school
123 responses
Each question shows the full Ofsted Parent View answer split.
My child feels safe at this school
Strongly agree
67%Agree
28%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
1%The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved
Strongly agree
51%Agree
42%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
2%My child has not been bullied
Strongly agree
3%Agree
7%Disagree
4%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
7%Not applicable
77%The school lets me know what my child will be learning during the year
Strongly agree
26%Agree
42%Disagree
22%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly
Strongly agree
30%Agree
20%Disagree
12%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
4%Not applicable
33%My child has special educational needs and/or disabilities
Yes
15%No
85%My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed
Answered by about 18 parents
Strongly agree
48%Agree
37%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
5%Don't know
5%The school has high expectations for my child
Strongly agree
55%Agree
38%Disagree
3%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
4%My child does well at this school
Strongly agree
55%Agree
36%Disagree
5%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
2%The school lets me know how my child is doing
Strongly agree
46%Agree
44%Disagree
7%Strongly disagree
3%Don't know
0%There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school
Strongly agree
41%Agree
48%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
2%Don't know
1%My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school
Strongly agree
54%Agree
42%Disagree
1%Strongly disagree
1%Don't know
2%The school supports my child's wider personal development
Strongly agree
50%Agree
37%Disagree
8%Strongly disagree
0%Don't know
5%I would recommend this school to another parent
Yes
89%No
11%14.8% of pupils receive SEN support
14.8%
SEN support
2.2%
EHCP
- Autism (ASD)
- 1.7%
- Social, Emotional & Mental Health
- 2.5%
- Speech, Language & Communication
- 2.3%
- Specific Learning Difficulty
- 4.3%
- Moderate Learning Difficulty
- 1.5%
81.3% of places went to first-preference applicants
- Policy
- Non-selective
- Oversubscribed
- Yes
- Accepted as 1st preference
- 81.3%
73% of leavers entered higher education
After Year 11
- Continued in education
- 99%
- Started an apprenticeship
- 1%
After Sixth Form
- Entered higher education
- 73%
- Entered top-third university
- 24%
- Achieved a degree
- 85%
Pupil-to-teacher ratio of 16.9:1
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
- Pupil:teacher ratio
- 16.9:1
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 15.92%
- English as additional language
- 26.1%
- Teachers with QTS
- 100%
- White
- 56%
- Mixed
- 11.7%
- Asian
- 14.6%
- Black
- 3.8%
- Other
- 4.4%
White British36.4%
Other White17.9%
Irish1.7%
White & Asian4.5%
Other Mixed4.3%
White & Black Caribbean1.5%
White & Black African1.4%
Other Asian9.3%
Indian3.4%
Chinese1.4%
Pakistani0.4%
Bangladeshi0.1%
Caribbean1.5%
African1.4%
Other Black0.9%