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EnglandSouth WestSwindonSN3 1RAThe Croft Primary School
Primary

The Croft Primary School

Primary

Swindon · Swindon · SN3 1RA www.thecroft.swindon.sch.uk/

Pupils
418
cap. 420
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
80%
RWM expected · 2024/25
20%
RWM higher · 2024/25
418
Pupils · 2024/25
19%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 15/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySwindon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.8:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterNone
StatusOpen

Overview of The Croft Primary School · Primary · Swindon

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
80%
-7pp
87%75%63%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 80%
RWM higher standard
20%
+2pp
20%15%10%
'19'23'24'25
'25 · 20%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
42%
Writing expected standard
92%
Writing higher standard
28%
Maths expected standard
87%
Maths higher standard
35%
Science expected standard
90%
SPAG expected standard
78%
SPAG higher standard
45%
Reading scaled score
109.0
Maths scaled score
108.0
GPS scaled score
108.0

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
418
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.8
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
19%
FSM eligible
6%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Marlborough Lane, Swindon, SN3 1RA
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%20%83%42%92%28%87%35%90%78%109.0108.0108.017%418
2023/2487%18%92%43%93%30%92%38%85%82%110.0108.0108.016%421
2022/2363%10%83%32%77%13%75%27%80%73%107.0104.0106.0+2.80+1.30+0.5016%419
2018/1969%14%81%44%82%20%79%29%82%77%107.0105.0107.0+0.10-1.60-2.5013%406
2017/18Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published10%348
2016/17Not publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot publishedNot published4%287

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
2024/2541824.317%19%6%4%6%
2023/2442126.316%20%6%4%7%
2022/2341921.616%20%8%5%11%
2021/2241924.017%19%8%6%11%
2020/2141625.216%20%8%
2018/1940623.613%24%8%3%4%
2017/1834810%26%8%4%4%
2016/172874%26%8%4%6%

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