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EnglandSouth WestSwindonSN1 2LUHoly Rood Catholic Primary School
Primary

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN1 2LU www.holyroodcatholicprimary.co.uk

Pupils
393
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
393
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
15%
RWM higher · 2024/25
393
Pupils · 2024/25
72%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 04/05/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.2:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of Holy Rood Catholic Primary School · Primary · Swindon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
-2pp
82%80%77%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
15%
+5pp
15%12%9%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 15%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
88%
Reading higher standard
52%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
17%
Maths expected standard
93%
Maths higher standard
40%
Science expected standard
83%
SPAG expected standard
95%
SPAG higher standard
60%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
111.0

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
393
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.2
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
72%
FSM eligible
13%
SEN
14%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Groundwell Road, Swindon, SN1 2LU
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
2024/2580%15%88%52%82%17%93%40%83%95%109.0108.0111.014%393
2023/2482%10%92%42%82%13%90%32%82%90%108.0108.0110.011%389
2022/2378%12%82%32%83%12%88%37%83%87%106.0107.0108.0+2.10+1.50+4.0011%391
2018/1977%9%85%39%82%14%82%33%67%86%107.0107.0109.0+2.10-0.90+1.0015%426
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published15%365
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published17%307

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
2024/2539322.814%72%13%4%5%
2023/2438922.111%76%10%4%7%
2022/2339122.811%81%11%5%12%
2021/2239821.88%85%13%5%12%
2020/2141121.39%66%11%
2018/1942624.915%64%9%3%2%
2017/1836521.515%64%11%4%9%
2016/1730724.817%65%7%4%9%

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