The Croft 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 outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 05/06/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Marlborough Lane, Swindon

School Information

Address: Marlborough Lane, Swindon, SN3 1RA
Website: www.thecroft.swindon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01793430084
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Swindon
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Elaine Murphy
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 138424

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 05/06/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 416
Number of Boys: 213
Number of Girls: 203

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.1 Confidence interval -1.7 to 1.8
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.2 to 0.1
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -4 to -0.9

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:105
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Croft Primary School
Marlborough Lane , SN3 1RA 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lethbridge Primary School
Lethbridge Road , SN1 4BY 		3out of 4 557 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
King William Street Church of England Primary School
King William Street , SN1 3LB 		2out of 4 983 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Lawn Primary
Cleeve Lawn , SN3 1LE 		3out of 4 1,081 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
East Wichel Primary School & Nursery
Staldon Road , East Wichel SN1 7AG 		3out of 4 1,282 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Commonweal School
The Mall , Old Town SN1 4JE 		3out of 4 964 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Lawn Manor Academy
Salcombe Grove , SN3 1ER 		2out of 4 1,479 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
UTC Swindon
Bristol Street , SN1 5ET 		1out of 4 2,321 yd University technical college No Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway School & Sixth Form College
Inverary Road , Wroughton SN4 9DJ 		3out of 4 2,370 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic College
Ocotal Way , SN3 3LR 		3out of 4 2,449 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 1,983 yd Further education Not Applicable 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 3,247 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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