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EnglandSouth WestSwindonSN3 1ARHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN3 1AR http://www.holycross.swindon.sch.uk

Pupils
391
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
75%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
48%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
391
Pupils · 2024/25
75%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 03/07/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio21.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Cross Catholic Primary School · Primary · Swindon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
48%
-5pp
81%65%48%
'17'18'23'24'25
'25 · 48%
RWM higher standard
7%
+5pp
7%5%2%
'17'18'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
62%
Reading higher standard
27%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
10%
Maths expected standard
72%
Maths higher standard
20%
Science expected standard
75%
SPAG expected standard
75%
SPAG higher standard
30%
Reading scaled score
103.0
Maths scaled score
103.0
GPS scaled score
106.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
391
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
75%
FSM eligible
11%
SEN
8%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Queens Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AR
Local authority
Swindon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2548%7%62%27%52%10%72%20%75%75%103.0103.0106.08%391
2023/2453%2%75%19%66%5%80%19%83%76%104.0104.0106.06%384
2022/2348%2%62%15%60%8%62%13%73%67%103.0102.0103.0-2.40-2.60-2.406%388
2018/19Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published6%265
2017/1881%7%88%24%85%21%97%22%91%99%105.0106.0110.0-0.40+0.30+0.404%274
2016/1776%6%87%24%84%10%91%18%84%97%106.0106.0110.0-1.10-2.40-1.005%284

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2539124.28%75%11%5%11%
2023/2438421.56%76%12%5%13%
2022/2338825.36%78%13%6%18%
2021/2239824.17%76%11%6%14%
2020/2137125.27%73%12%
2018/1926524.06%72%8%4%7%
2017/1827421.34%68%10%4%5%
2016/1728422.95%68%31%4%8%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.