Holy Cross Catholic Primary School
Queens Drive, Swindon, SN3 1AR
371 pupils · 88% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Free school meals
- 10.5%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 3 July 2023, published 27 September 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 48% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 7% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 0.96 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 25 | 24 | 75 | 25 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 35 | 35 | 94 | 35 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 43 | 43 | 119 | 43 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 38 | 37 | 77 | 38 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 41 | 40 | 82 | 41 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 48 | 93 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 42 | 42 | 97 | 42 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 46 | 46 | 94 | 46 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Drove Primary School 0.4 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.5 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Mountford Manor Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Holy Rood Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Gorse Hill Primary School 1.2 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 1.3 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.