Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Plymouth
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.401 miles
Published by Plymouth City Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Plymouth for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 23 November 2022. Plymouth has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holy Cross Catholic Primary 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 | 2.401 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 64% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%) and 20% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- In Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 2.401 miles away, the 24th longest of 67 Plymouth primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 24 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 15.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 32.4% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Plymouth.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Plymouth schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- 2 Beaumont Road, St Jude's, Plymouth, PL4 9BE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Plymouth
- Pupils on roll
- 276 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 15.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 23 November 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils describe Holy Cross as a caring school.”
- “They go out of their way to make sure everyone feels included and valued.”
- “Pupils are respectful and speak highly of the ‘Holy Cross family’.”
To improve
- “Leaders have made recent improvements to the curriculum but they have not yet had the opportunity to fully evaluate it.”
- “However, in some subjects, pupils do not yet remember enough of their learning because improvements are so recent.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 25 January 2023 (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) | 64% | 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: 23 first-preference applications, 24 offers in total, 23 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 Plymouth.
- Mount Street Primary School 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Salisbury Road Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Pilgrim Primary Academy 0.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Prince Rock Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Peter's CofE Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- The Cathedral School of St Mary 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lipson Vale Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published