Holy Family 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 are good. The school inspection was carried out on 11/10/2011. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.6%, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Marlowe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2PT
Website: www.holyfamily.swindon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01793521933
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Karen Bathe
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138636

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 11/10/2011

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 2 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 342
Number of Pupils: 346
Number of Boys: 163
Number of Girls: 183

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.5 Confidence interval -3.3 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 1.2 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.8
Maths
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:63%
England Average:65%

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

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Marlowe Avenue , SN3 2PT 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Goddard Park Community Primary School
Welcombe Avenue , Park North SN3 2QN 		3out of 4 476 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Nythe Primary School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RR 		- not rated 526 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Covingham Park Primary School
The Harriers , Covingham Park SN3 5BD 		3out of 4 836 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Eldene Nursery and Primary School
Colingsmead , Eldene SN3 3TQ 		2out of 4 896 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Dorcan Academy
St Paul's Drive , Covingham SN3 5DA 		2out of 4 893 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR 		3out of 4 1,684 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER 		2out of 4 1,745 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 1,261 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Nyland School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD 		3out of 4 491 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN 		- not rated 1,766 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Chalet School
Liden Drive , Liden SN3 6EX 		2out of 4 1,951 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ 		3out of 4 3,274 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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