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
- 393 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.2%
- Girls
- 44.8%
- First language not English
- 71.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.7%
- Persistent absence
- 8.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.0%
Indian 69.2%
African 13.7%
White British 3.6%
Other White 3.6%
Mixed 3.3%
Other Asian 3.1%
Other 1.8%
Other Black 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Chinese 0.3%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.1
WritingAverage1.5
MathsWell above average4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 82%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 108
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 39
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 38
- 3rd preference
- 31
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 39
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.5 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 56 35 21 |
| Year 1 | 42 23 19 |
| Year 2 | 58 36 22 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 5 | 57 29 28 |
| Year 6 | 60 32 28 |