Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 3 July 2023. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 48% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
- For Reception 2026 there were 24 first-choice applications for 25 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family ranking it second or lower.
- Of the pupils here, 10.5% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 15.6% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
- There are 21.7 pupils per teacher, compared with a middle figure of 23.5 across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Swindon schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Queens Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AR
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 371 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 3 July 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud and happy to come to Holy Cross Catholic Primary School.”
- “They talk about how the school’s values support them to be kind, respectful and show tolerance.”
- “They know that all people should be treated equally, regardless of differences.”
To improve
- “In a few curriculum subjects, leaders have not identified the key vocabulary they want pupils to know and remember.”
- “This means that teachers are unsure of the subject-specific language that should be taught and when it should be learned by pupils.”
- “Consequently, pupils do not always have the specialist vocabulary they need to be able to read, write and speak about some topics in the wider curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 2023 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 48% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 24 first-preference applications, 25 offers in total, 24 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Swindon.
- Drove Primary School 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Mountford Manor Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Goddard Park Community Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Lethbridge Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published