Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Gautby Road, Birkenhead, CH41 7DU
185 pupils · 88% of 210 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Local authority
- Wirral
- Free school meals
- 81.5%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 20 October 2022, published 4 December 2022. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 73% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.87 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 23 | 20 | 30 | 20 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 20 | 19 | 24 | 20 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 15 | 14 | 19 | 14 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 23 | 19 | 28 | 19 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 30 | 30 | 35 | 30 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 19 | 18 | 25 | 19 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 22 | 14 | 20 | 16 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bidston Avenue Primary School 0.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Co-op Academy Portland 0.9 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Bidston Village CofE (Controlled) Primary School 1.1 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- St Paul's Catholic Primary School 1.4 km · Most areas: Needs attention (2026)
- Manor Primary School 1.4 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Our Lady and St Edward's Catholic Primary School 1.6 km · Good (2022) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.