About Us

Feeder Nurseries

We have a wide catchment area stretching from Sunbury in the west to Wimbledon in the east, Claygate in the south to Barnes in the north. We therefore have many feeder nursery schools - between 30 and 40. The schools are visited as part of a rolling programme and the Heads of the nurseries visit Holy Cross on occasions such as Infant concerts and informal lunches.

Academic Achievement

When the girls are in Year 6, they take the Key Stage 2 tests which are marked externally. The Government target is for an 11 year to achieve Level 4 in all three subjects. All our girls achieve Level 4 and below are the percentages achieved over the last 5 years, of girls attaining Level 5.

 

   2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
           
ENGLISH 97 97 88 100 97
           
MATHS 81 89 76 85 86
           
SCIENCE 89 92 82 93 77
           
average: 89 93 82 93 87

Senior Schools

Girls at Holy Cross are prepared for entrance to a number of senior schools - independent and maintained, day and boarding and where appropriate, for scholarships. Below are the destinations of our Year 6 leavers in September 2009:

SCHOOL

NUMBER OFFERED PLACES

NUMBER TAKING PLACES

Coombe Girls

1

1

Cranleigh

1

1

Godolphin & Latymer

1

1

Guildford High*

2

0

Ibstock Place

1

0

Kingston Grammar

8

1

Lady Eleanor Holles

7

6

Marymount International School

4

3

Nonsuch High School

4

0

Notre Dame

5

2

Putney High

4

0

Queen’s Gate

1

0

St. Catherine’s Bramley

1

1

St. Catherines, Twickenham*

2

1

St. George’s, Weybridge*

1

1

St Mary’s, Ascot

1

0

Surbiton High*

23

4

Sutton High

2

1

Tiffin Girls

1

1

Tormead

1

0

Ursuline

1

1

Wimbledon High

13

9

Woldingham

2

2

Wycombe Abbey*

1

1

 

 

 

*Scholarships: Surbiton High School ~ 3 academic, St Catherine’s, Twickenham, ~ 1 art , Guildford High ~ 1 music and 1 academic, Wycombe Abbey ~ 1 music and St. George’s ~ 1 P.E.