Holy Family Catholic Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Good
Jul 1 2025 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
138636
Address
Marlowe Avenue, SN3 2PT

Pupils

Number of Pupils
316 (87% of total capacity)
Boys
46.8%
Girls
53.2%
First language not English
59.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
19.3%
Persistent absence
8.7%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 32.6%
Indian 24.1%
Other White 15.8%
African 10.1%
Other Asian 8.9%
Mixed 3.8%
Other Black 2.5%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.6%
Irish 0.3%
Caribbean 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3
WritingWell below average-2.6
MathsWell below average-3.3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

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

School 0%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holy Family Catholic Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
26
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
13
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
26
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 classes26.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher27.3
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
12
5
7
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
29
12
17
Reception, Full-time
32
18
14
Year 1
45
21
24
Year 2
37
17
20
Year 3
32
17
15
Year 4
38
14
24
Year 5
49
26
23
Year 6
42
18
24
Year 2024-2025

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