Primary school in London, Hammersmith and Fulham
Holy Cross RC School
Basuto Road, London, SW6 4BL
Ofsted
Judged to have improved significantly, on 27 November 2024.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Key stage 2 results 2024/25
Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Reached the higher standard
Average reading score
Average maths score
On the headline measure this school is in the top 5% of state-funded primaries in England.
Compared with the fifth of schools whose intake is second least disadvantaged, which is where this one sits, it is in the top 10%.
There are no progress measures for primary schools any more. They were calculated from a key stage 1 baseline, and statutory key stage 1 tests ended in 2023, so nothing has been published since. That makes attainment the only official measure — and attainment tracks intake closely, which is why the comparison against similar schools above is the more useful of the two lines.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 605
- Places
- 646
- How full
- 94% full — 605 of 646 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 298 / 307
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 12%
- English as an additional language
- 55%
- With an EHC plan
- 4%
- On SEN support
- 11%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Hammersmith and Fulham 020C, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 69%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 7%
- Households owning their home
- 49%
- Households in social housing
- 14%
- Households with no car
- 36%
- Adults economically inactive
- 29%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Kathleen Williams
- Local authority
- Hammersmith and Fulham
- Ward
- Parsons Green & Sandford
- Constituency
- Chelsea and Fulham
- URN
- 100345
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brandlehow Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 74% | 1.1 mi |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery SchoolVoluntary aided school | No grade | 84% | 1.2 mi |
| The Roche SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.2 mi |
| St Faith's CofE Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 74% | 1.3 mi |
| West Hill Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2024 | 50% | 1.4 mi |
| Anglo Portuguese School of LondonFree schools | Good 2023 | — | 1.4 mi |
| Merlin SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.5 mi |
| Wandsworth Preparatory SchoolOther independent school | No grade | — | 1.6 mi |
Schools with a similar intake
State-funded primary schools nationally whose share of disadvantaged pupils is closest to this school's. This is the fairest like-for-like comparison the published data supports.
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard |
|---|---|---|
| The Aldgate SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2024 | 77% |
| Emmanuel Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2024 | 87% |
| Yerbury Primary SchoolCommunity school | Outstanding 2023 | 74% |
| Oratory Roman Catholic Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Outstanding 2023 | 83% |
| St Bartholomews's Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2023 | 80% |
| Moss Hall Junior SchoolCommunity school | Good 2022 | 81% |
| Northside Primary SchoolCommunity school | Good 2023 | 57% |
| St Catherine's RC SchoolVoluntary aided school | Good 2022 | 85% |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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