Holy Cross Church of England Primary School
Belmont Road, Uckfield, TN22 1BP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2023).
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Paul Prest
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chichester
- Constituency
- Wealden
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 62
- URN
- 114562
- Local authority
- East Sussex
About this school
Holy Cross Church of England Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Uckfield. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 62 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Holy Cross Church of England Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in January 1900, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 8 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% |
| Expected standard in maths | 38% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 38% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.80 |
| Writing progress | -4.30 |
| Maths progress | -5.70 |
How Holy Cross Church of England Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 20% of England schools in 2022/23.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8.1% | 41.9% | 62 | — |
| Rocks Park Primary School | 71% | 5.3% | 11.2% | 207 | 0.2 miles |
| St Philip's Catholic Primary School | 61% | 5.1% | 14.8% | 213 | 0.5 miles |
| Manor Primary School | 63% | 6.2% | 21.8% | 399 | 0.6 miles |
| Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School | 76% | 4.3% | 12% | 267 | 0.8 miles |
| Bonners CofE School | 76% | 6.1% | 23.5% | 145 | 1.6 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2022/23 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 41.9%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 8.1%
- Persistent absence
- 20.6%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Rocks Park Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
St Philip's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Manor Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School0.8 miles
Primary · Uckfield
-
Bonners CofE School1.6 miles
Primary · Uckfield
Other schools in Uckfield
- Blackboys Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bonners CofE School Primary
- Buxted CofE Primary School Primary
- Fletching Church of England Primary School Primary
- Framfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Harlands Community Primary & Nursery School Primary
- High Hurstwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Little Horsted Church of England Primary School Primary
- Manor Primary School Primary
- Nutley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Rocks Park Primary School Primary
- St Mark's Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Cross Church of England Primary School teach?
- Holy Cross Church of England Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Uckfield.
- Has Holy Cross Church of England Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holy Cross Church of England Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Holy Cross Church of England Primary School?
- Holy Cross Church of England Primary School had 62 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- What are Holy Cross Church of England Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Cross Church of England Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 31 December 2023.