Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Queens Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AR
Headteacher: Mrs Samantha DowdeswellSchool website ↗Pupils: 391 (capacity: 420)Part of HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
Ofsted Good
Inspected July 2023
48%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected July 2023
100%
First-choice offer rate
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 3 July 2023Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
48.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)ⓘHigher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 62%·Writing 52%·Maths 72%→All three 48%
Reading
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)
This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
- How many places were offered?
- 35
- How many families wanted this school first?
- 35
- How many got their first choice?
- 35of 35 (100.0%)
- How many applied in total?
- 94
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
10.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
87.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
8.0%
Boys and girls
53%girls·47%boys
207 girls, 184 boys
Location
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 81% (2017/18), currently 48%
* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.
Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.
View raw year-by-year data
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 51.0% | 0.0% | -0.6 | -4.3 | +1.4 |
| 2016/17 | 76.0% | 6.0% | -1.1 | -2.4 | -1.0 |
| 2017/18 | 81.0% | 7.0% | -0.4 | +0.3 | +0.4 |
| 2018/19 | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2022/23 | 48.0% | 2.0% | -2.4 | -2.6 | -2.4 |
| 2023/24 | 53.0% | 2.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 48.0% | 7.0% | - | - | - |