Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Swindon
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
2.486 miles
Published by Swindon Borough Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a primary school in Swindon for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 1 July 2025. Swindon has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holy Family 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 | 2.486 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Ofsted's latest visit, on 1 July 2025, was not judged; the previous graded outcome was Requires improvement (28 February 2023).
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 2.486 miles away, the 18th longest of 57 Swindon primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- For Reception 2026 there were 28 first-choice applications for 28 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 58% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 13% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- Marlowe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2PT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Council
- Swindon
- Pupils on roll
- 312 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 19.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 27.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 1 July 2025
Strengths
- “Holy Family is an inclusive school.”
- “Staff create an environment where pupils show respect for each other.”
- “There are strong relationships between pupils and staff.”
To improve
- “However, in some areas of the curriculum, pupils struggle to recall their previous learning.”
- “Teachers do not identify and address gaps in pupils’ knowledge.”
- “This makes it hard for pupils to build on and deepen their knowledge over time in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 15 September 2025 (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) | 58% | 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: 28 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 28 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.
- Goddard Park Community Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Nythe Primary School 0.3 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Covingham Park Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Eldene Nursery and Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Colebrook Infant Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Colebrook Junior School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Oaktree Nursery and Primary School 0.7 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mountford Manor Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published