Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jul 3 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Roman Catholic
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 136981
- Address
- Queens Drive, SN3 1AR
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 391 (87% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.1%
- Girls
- 52.9%
- First language not English
- 74.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 10.7%
- Persistent absence
- 16.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 5.9%
Indian 64.7%
African 12.8%
White British 7.4%
Other White 5.1%
Mixed 5%
Other Asian 3.3%
Other 0.8%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingBelow average-2.4
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsBelow average-2.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 53%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 2%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 35
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 23
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 35
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.3 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Part-time | 1 1 0 |
| Reception, Full-time | 47 25 22 |
| Year 1 | 51 28 23 |
| Year 2 | 55 21 34 |
| Year 3 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 4 | 58 29 29 |
| Year 5 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 6 | 60 21 39 |