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Holy Cross Ceva Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMr Paul Wardle

location_onOldham, OL1 3EZ

language Visit Website phone 1617707370

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2015

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Students

452

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Expected Standard

58%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Holy Cross Ceva Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Oldham, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 65% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Cross Ceva Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Oldham, admitting pupils aged 3-11. The school has approximately 429 pupils on roll, of whom 56% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 3% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #32 of 73 primaries in Oldham and #6,607 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2015. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.4:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.8 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 58%

Reading68% LA 71%

Writing69% LA 68%

Maths80% LA 71%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

63%

LA 55%England 61%

Reading78% LA 70% · Eng 74%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 72%

Maths72% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

52%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading68% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Writing73% LA 66% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.2

Read

LA 0.0

-1.8 to 1.5

1.4

Write

LA -0.7

-0.2 to 3.0

1.3

Maths

LA -0.2

-0.3 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading86% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing74% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths88% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.9

Read

LA 0.4

0.2 to 3.5

-1.2

Write

LA 0.4

-2.7 to 0.3

2.9

Maths

LA 0.6

1.5 to 4.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 62%

Reading72% LA 73%

Writing82% LA 76%

Maths77% LA 75%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.5

Read

LA 0.3

-1 to 2

1.2

Write

LA 0.1

-0.3 to 2.7

0.3

Maths

LA 0.4

-1.1 to 1.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

11 March 2025

Inspection Report

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17 December 2019

Inspection Report

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01 December 2015

Inspection Report

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02 April 2014

Inspection Report

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17 December 2013

Inspection Report

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14 December 2010

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2015-12-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-12-17

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

1.6%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 429 pupils. During this period, there were 7 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.6%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	429	7	1.6%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	415	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	432	3	0.7%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	432	7	1.6%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	419	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	447	1	0.2%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	452	3	0.7%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	445	4	0.9%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	447	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	444	5	1.1%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	457	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	450	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	443	1	0.2%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	456	2	0.4%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	447	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	465	4	0.9%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	447	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	474	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	469	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	466	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	469	2	0.4%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	453	8	1.8%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 70 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 10 pupils

Visual Impairment 2 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils