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Holy Cross Primary School

316 Calder Street, G42 7NH

Phase
Primary
Denomination
Roman Catholic
Pupils on roll
504
SEED code
8414122
Local authority
Glasgow City
Website
School website
Telephone
0141 423 2538

About this school

Holy Cross Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary school in Rutherglen. It has 504 pupils on roll.

Education Scotland has inspected it, with a link to the report below. The pupil census figures the Scottish Government publishes, among them the school roll, are shown below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.

Education Scotland inspection

Scotland: Education Scotland
Inspected 26 March 2024 ยท Inspection report

Education Scotland evaluates schools against How good is our school? quality indicators on a six-point scale, from Excellent to Unsatisfactory. Those evaluations are published in the inspection report, which OfferDay links to in full rather than reproducing.

Read the full inspection report on Education Scotland's website

See every report for this school on Education Scotland

School characteristics

From the Scottish Government pupil census, latest 3 years.

Pupils on roll
2023
543
2024
525
2025
504
Pupils per teacher
2023
14.8
2024
15.8
2025
16.1
Average class size
2023
27.2
2024
27.6
2025
28
English as an additional language
2023
435
2024
483
2025
413
Free school meals (P6 to S6)
2023
41.9%
2024
38.8%
2025
68.8%
All P1 to P5 pupils in Scotland are eligible for free school meals, so the meaningful measure is the older year groups.

Pupils by home-area deprivation

Scottish Index of Multiple Deprivation quintile, 2025 census. Q1 is the most deprived fifth of areas in Scotland, Q5 the least.

Q1 (most deprived)
398 (79%)
Q2
83 (16%)
Q3
16 (3%)
Q4
7 (1%)
Q5 (least deprived)
0 (0%)

Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so OfferDay does not show exam or achievement figures for Scottish schools. Education Scotland reports on each school, and the Scottish Government publishes results at national level.

Location

Nearby schools

Other schools in Rutherglen

Common questions

What kind of school is Holy Cross Primary School?
Holy Cross Primary School is a primary school in Rutherglen.
Has Holy Cross Primary School been inspected?
Education Scotland has inspected Holy Cross Primary School, and its most recent report is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the inspection date and a link to the published report.
How many pupils are at Holy Cross Primary School?
Holy Cross Primary School has 504 pupils on roll.
Does Holy Cross Primary School publish exam results?
Scotland does not publish school-level attainment under an open licence, so this page shows the pupil-census figures its government does release, such as the school roll, rather than exam results. Its inspection report is on the Education Scotland website.

School details and pupil characteristics come from the Scottish Government's school contact list and pupil census. Inspection information comes from Education Scotland. OfferDay links to each inspection report rather than reproducing it. This page was last updated on 26 July 2026.