St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 16 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Roman Catholic
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Swindon
Unique reference
138619
Address
Davenwood, Upper Stratton, SN2 7LL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
217 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.2%
Girls
49.8%
First language not English
31.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
8.8%
Persistent absence
11.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.8%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 51.6%
Indian 15.7%
African 8.8%
Other White 6.5%
Mixed 6%
Other 6%
Pakistani 1.8%
Irish 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.7
WritingAverage-0.7
MathsAverage-1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 72%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 6%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
20
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
20
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
20
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 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
3
2
1
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
11
6
5
Reception, Full-time
26
13
13
Year 1
26
13
13
Year 2
28
14
14
Year 3
28
12
16
Year 4
31
17
14
Year 5
32
17
15
Year 6
32
15
17
Year 2024-2025

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