Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

State-Funded School

holy-cross-catholic-primary-school-swindon-south-west

South WestRegion

SwindonLocal Authority

Swindon SouthConstituency

SN3 1ARPostcode

2.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Swindon, South West.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 371 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 53%
Higher standard: 2%
Reading score: 104
Maths score: 104

Ethnicity

White

10%

Asian

71%

Black

14%

Mixed

Any other group

<1%

Pupils

371

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

74%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 371
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
27 Sept 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
3 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.