The Croft Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 5 2014 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Unique reference
- 138424
- Address
- Marlborough Lane, The Croft Primary School, SN3 1RA
- Website
- www.thecroft.swindon.sch.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 421 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.1%
- Girls
- 48.9%
- First language not English
- 19.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 5.9%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.0%
White British 65.1%
Indian 12.4%
Other White 6.9%
Mixed 6.4%
Pakistani 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
African 1.4%
Bangladeshi 1.2%
Other Asian 1%
Other Black 1%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAverage1.3
MathsAverage0.5
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 63%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
The Croft Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 88
- 3rd preference
- 55
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 31 29 |
| Year 1 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 2 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 3 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 4 | 60 31 29 |
| Year 5 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 6 | 61 30 31 |