Holy Rood Catholic Primary School
Groundwell Road, Swindon, SN1 2LU
381 pupils · 91% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY ROOD CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Free school meals
- 14.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — 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 4 May 2022, published 30 June 2022. 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 | 80% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 15% |
“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 — 0.97 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 39 | 38 | 111 | 39 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 39 | 39 | 108 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 60 | 131 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 26 | 24 | 98 | 26 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 39 | 38 | 91 | 39 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 39 | 36 | 96 | 39 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 58 | 55 | 129 | 58 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 51 | 46 | 133 | 51 |
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
- King William Street Church of England Primary School 0.5 km · Good (2019) · previous system
- Drove Primary School 0.6 km · Good (2024) · previous system
- Lainesmead Primary School and Nursery 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Lethbridge Primary School 0.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School 1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Robert Le Kyng Primary School 1.3 km · Standards maintained (2025)
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.