Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy
Leen Mills Lane, Nottinghamshire, Hucknall, NG15 8BZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Principal
- Mr Paul Tibble
- Diocese
- Diocese of Nottingham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Our Lady Of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 230
- Pupils on roll
- 230
- URN
- 138812
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159534577
About this school
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Hucknall. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 230 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 30 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 63% | 64% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 70% | 76% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 80% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.70 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 64% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 223 |
| 2023/24 | 223 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy compares
Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 132nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 64% | 3.5% | 10% | 230 | — |
| Leen Mills Primary School | 49% | 4.2% | 22.3% | 342 | 0.0 miles |
| Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4% | 21% | 433 | 0.3 miles |
| Hucknall National Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 23.7% | 411 | 0.4 miles |
| Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 13.9% | 102 | 0.8 miles |
| Hillside Primary and Nursery School | 68% | 4.4% | 20.4% | 456 | 0.9 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 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 9.95%
- English as an additional language
- 13.4%
- Overall absence
- 3.47%
- Persistent absence
- 6.45%
Location
Nearby schools
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Leen Mills Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Beardall Fields Primary and Nursery School0.3 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Hucknall National Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Linby Cum Papplewick CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Hillside Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Hucknall
Common questions
- What year groups does Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy teach?
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Hucknall.
- Who is the principal of Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- The principal of Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is Mr Paul Tibble, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy has 230 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy full?
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy has capacity for 230 pupils and 230 on roll (100%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Nottingham.
- Does Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy?
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy is part of OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 64% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy rank locally?
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy ranked 132nd of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 50% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's absence rate?
- Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Cross Primary Catholic Voluntary Academy'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 1 July 2026.