Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Swindon. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 10/05/2017. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.7%, which is 0.3 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Queens Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AR
Website: http://www.holycross.swindon.sch.uk
Telephone: 01793527679
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Karen Salter
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 136981

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 10/05/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 371
Number of Boys: 185
Number of Girls: 186

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:
England Average:65%

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

School:
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Queens Drive , SN3 1AR
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Drove Primary School
Drove Road , SN1 3AH
4out of 4 404 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery
Southview Avenue , Old Walcot SN3 1EA
2out of 4 557 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Mountford Manor Primary School
Bothwell Road , Walcot SN3 3EZ
3out of 4 673 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Groundwell Road , SN1 2LU
2out of 4 1,042 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR
3out of 4 350 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER
2out of 4 981 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street , SN1 5ET
1out of 4 2,032 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Commonweal School
The Mall , Old Town SN1 4JE
3out of 4 2,285 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive , Covingham SN3 5DA
2out of 4 2,788 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
New College Swindon
New College Drive , SN3 1AH
- not rated 925 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Swindon Academy
Beech Avenue , SN2 1JR
3out of 4 2,701 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN
- not rated 1,316 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nyland School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD
3out of 4 1,995 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
EOTAS Swindon
Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL
3out of 4 2,024 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ
3out of 4 2,188 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.