Holy Cross RC School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · London, Hammersmith and Fulham
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
7.850 miles
Published by Hammersmith & Fulham Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2016–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Holy Cross RC School is a primary school in London, Hammersmith and Fulham for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Improved significantly, from the inspection on 27 November 2024. Hammersmith and Fulham has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2016 to 2026 entry.
Holy Cross RC School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 7.850 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2016 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 7.850 miles away, the longest of 19 Hammersmith and Fulham primary schools with a published last distance.
- Reception last distances swung sharply between some years, and the 2026 figure was further than in 2025 and 2023 and the longest of the 4 years.
- Reception 2026 had 58 first-choice applications for 58 offers; 43 offers went to first-choice families, and 15 first-choice families (26%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 92% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 24% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hammersmith and Fulham schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Basuto Road, London, SW6 4BL
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Pupils on roll
- 605 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Improved significantly Inspected 27 November 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils receive an excellent education at this school.”
- “This begins in early years where strong foundations are built.”
- “The school provides an ambitious curriculum alongside a strong enrichment programme.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 January 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 92% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 58 first-preference applications, 58 offers in total, 43 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hammersmith and Fulham.
- Sulivan Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Thomas's Academy 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St John's Walham Green Church of England Primary School 0.4 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Langford Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St Thomas of Canterbury Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Fulham Primary School 0.5 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Primary School 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Sir John Lillie Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published