St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.973 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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St Mary's Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 20 November 2024. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
St Mary's 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 | 0.973 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 15% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- The last child offered a Reception place for 2026 lived 0.973 miles away, the 13th shortest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.86 miles).
- Reception 2026 had 31 first-choice applications for 32 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 1 offer went to a family who ranked it second or lower.
- 6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Swindon is 19.3%.
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
- Bessemer Road East, Swindon, SN2 1PE
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 398 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 20 November 2024
Strengths
- “This is a warm, welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “Pupils describe it as a place that ‘feels like home’.”
- “They understand how the school’s values help them to be trusting, kind and understanding of others.”
To improve
- “However, in some other subjects, teachers do not check pupils’ learning well enough.”
- “Subsequent learning does not routinely build on what pupils already know.”
- “This prevents some pupils from deepening their understanding over time.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 December 2024 (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) | 70% | 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: 31 first-preference applications, 32 offers in total, 31 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.
- Ferndale Primary School & Nursery 0.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Even Swindon Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Rodbourne Cheney Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Moredon Primary School 0.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Gorse Hill Primary School 0.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Greenmeadow Primary School 1.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Haydon Wick Primary School 1.2 mi Outstanding Last distance published