Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Voluntary aided school in St Helens, St. Helens.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Voluntary aided school |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Religious character | Roman Catholic |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 197 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 210 |
| Free school meals | 34.90% |
| Local authority | St. Helens |
| Address | Charles Street, St Helens, Merseyside, WA10 1LN |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.holycrossprimarysthelens.co.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01744678319 |
| URN | 104804 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 20 January 2026, published 15 March 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Earlier graded inspection under the previous framework (Education Inspection Framework), started 12 October 2021, published 5 December 2021:
| Overall effectiveness | Good |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years provision | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Parish Church of England Primary School, St Helens (primary school, about 0.1 km)
- St Mary & St Thomas CofE Primary School (primary school, about 0.8 km)
- Merton Bank Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Allanson Street Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Rivington Primary School (primary school, about 1.5 km)
- Queen's Park CofE/Urc Primary School (primary school, about 1.6 km)
- St Peter and St Paul Catholic Primary School (primary school, about 1.7 km)
- St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Devon Street (primary school, about 1.7 km)
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