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Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

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corporate_fareHOLY ROOD CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL

location_onSwindon, SN1 2LU

language Visit Website phone 1793523802

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

391

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Expected Standard

80%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Swindon, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 12% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is an academy converter in Swindon, admitting pupils aged 4-11. It is part of HOLY ROOD CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL. The school has approximately 393 pupils on roll, of whom 13% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 80% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 15% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #8 of 53 primaries in Swindon and #1,773 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.2:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 2.3 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 57%

Reading88% LA 69%

Writing82% LA 70%

Maths93% LA 68%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

111

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

82%

LA 57%England 61%

Reading92% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing82% LA 71% · Eng 72%

Maths90% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

78%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading82% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 68% · Eng 71%

Maths88% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.9

0.2 to 4.0

1.5

Write

LA -0.7

-0.3 to 3.3

4.0

Maths

LA -0.9

2.2 to 5.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 65%

Reading85% LA 67% · Eng 73%

Writing82% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths82% LA 73% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.1

Read

LA -0.8

0.5 to 3.6

-0.9

Write

LA -0.4

-2.4 to 0.5

1.0

Maths

LA -1.1

-0.4 to 2.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

LA 60%

Reading-% LA 72%

Writing-% LA 76%

Maths-% LA 71%

Read SS

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA 0.0

Write

LA 0.0

Maths

LA -0.6

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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27 June 2018

Inspection Report

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14 February 2012

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-05-04

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2018-06-27

S8 No Formal Designation Visit Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

2011-07-14

None Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

2.0%per term

warning Above Average

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

1.0%(4 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 393 pupils. During this period, there were 8 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 2.0%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	393	8	2.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	400	10	2.5%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	395	1	0.3%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	389	2	0.5%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	388	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	397	2	0.5%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	391	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	389	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	406	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	398	1	0.3%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	400	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	411	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	413	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	419	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	419	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	417	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	423	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	426	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	425	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	366	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	365	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	367	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	307	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 24 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 24 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 1 pupils