Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 4 2022 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
137074
Address
Groundwell Road, SN1 2LU

Pupils

Number of Pupils
389 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
49.4%
Girls
50.6%
First language not English
76.3%
Free school meals (FSM)
9.5%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
9.3%
Pupil ethnicities
Indian 70.7%
African 11.3%
Other White 4.6%
White British 4.1%
Other Asian 3.1%
Mixed 2.6%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 1.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage1.5
MathsWell above average4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 78%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 12%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
60
2nd preference
38
3rd preference
33
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher25.2
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
39
21
18
Year 1
57
34
23
Year 2
59
32
27
Year 3
60
28
32
Year 4
54
25
29
Year 5
60
32
28
Year 6
60
20
40
Year 2023-2024

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