Holy Rood 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 28/06/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Groundwell Road, Swindon

School Information

Address: Groundwell Road, Swindon, SN1 2LU
Website: www.holyroodcatholicprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01793523802
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Naomi Fry
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 137074

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 28/06/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 452
Number of Pupils: 411
Number of Boys: 193
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.1 Confidence interval 0.5 to 3.6
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.4 to 0.5
Maths
Average: 1 Confidence interval -0.4 to 2.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
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 Rood Catholic Primary School
Groundwell Road , SN1 2LU
2out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King William Street Church of England Primary School
King William Street , SN1 3LB
2out of 4 538 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Drove Primary School
Drove Road , SN1 3AH
4out of 4 640 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery
Southview Avenue , Old Walcot SN3 1EA
2out of 4 912 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Lethbridge Primary School
Lethbridge Road , SN1 4BY
3out of 4 981 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street , SN1 5ET
1out of 4 1,222 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER
2out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Commonweal School
The Mall , Old Town SN1 4JE
3out of 4 1,301 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR
3out of 4 1,388 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The Deanery CE Academy
Peglars Way , Wichelstowe SN1 7DA
- not rated 2,742 yd Free schools No 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 1,584 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 2,864 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
EOTAS Swindon
Ferndale Road , Ferndale SN2 1HL
3out of 4 1,817 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Horizons College
Segal Centre , Stratton Road SN1 2PN
- not rated 2,297 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Crowdys Hill School
Jefferies Avenue , SN2 7HJ
3out of 4 2,742 yd Community special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Nyland School
Nyland Road , Nythe SN3 3RD
3out of 4 2,981 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.