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Holy Cross Catholic Primary School

Primary Academy school in Swindon SN3 1AR

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  • School Reference Number: 136981
  • Address: Queens Drive, Swindon SN3 1AR
  • Headteacher: Mrs Samantha Dowdeswell
  • Telephone: 01793 527679
  • Website: holycross.swindon.sch.uk
  • Managing Organisation: HOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
  • Type: Academies
  • Sub-Type: Academy converter
  • Phase: Primary
  • Pupil Capacity: 420
  • Local Education Authority: Swindon
  • Gender: Mixed
  • Age Range: 4 to 11
  • Religious Ethos: Christian
  • Admissions Policy: Not applicable
  • Active From: August 2011* (Academy Converter)

* Active From and To dates don't necessarily mean that a school opened or closed on those dates. Schools are allocated a new Reference Number when they change status in any way, for example when a local authority school converts to an academy or when schools are combined or merged.

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Latest Ofsted Rating

Inspected on 03/07/2023

Rating published on 27/09/2023

Overall effectiveness: Good

Quality of education: Good

Behaviour and attitudes: Good

Personal development: Good

Effectiveness of leadership and management: Good

Early years provision: Good

All Ofsted Reports

Inspection DatePublication DateInspection TypeRatingPDF Link
3 July 2023 28 September 2023 School inspection Good
6 May 2021 17 June 2021 Monitoring visit
27 January 2021 26 February 2021 Monitoring visit
2 October 2019 4 November 2019 School inspection Requires Improvement
9 May 2017 12 June 2017 Full inspection Requires Improvement
18 June 2014 10 July 2014 Full inspection Good
15 January 2013 6 February 2013 Interim assessment
14 February 2012 18 February 2012 Academy conversion letter

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Information on this page is sumarised from two sources: EduBase, which is the government database of schools in England and Wales, and Ofsted, which is responsible for inspecting schools and educational establishments in England. You can view the full, unedited data from these providers below. Ofsted data will only be available for currently active registrations and recently closed registrations.

Unique Reference Number136981
Local Authority Code866
Local Authority NameSwindon
Establishment Number5211
School / College NameHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Establishment Type Code34
Establishment typeAcademy converter
Establishment Type Group Code10
Establishment Type GroupAcademies
Establishment Status Code1
Establishment statusOpen
Reason Establishment Opened Code10
Reason establishment openedAcademy Converter
Open date01-08-2011
Reason Establishment Closed Code99
Reason establishment closed
Close date
Phase Of Education Code 2
Phase of educationPrimary
Age range Low4
Age range High11
Boarders Code1
BoardersNo boarders
Nursery provisionNo Nursery Classes
Official Sixth Form Code0
Official sixth formNot applicable
Gender Code3
Gender of entryMixed
Religious Character Code03
Religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Diocese CodeRC05
DioceseDiocese of Clifton
Admissions Policy Code0
Admissons policyNot applicable
School capacity420
Special Classes Code2
Special classesNo Special Classes
Census Date18-01-2024
Number of Pupils384
Number of Boys180
Number of Girls204
Percentage Free School Meals11.50
Trust School Flag Code5
Trust School Flag Supported by a single-academy trust
Trusts Code3453
Academy trust or TrustHOLY CROSS CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
School Sponsor Flag-
Academy sponsor
Federation FlagNot applicable
Federations Code
Federation
UKPRN10034640
FEHE Identifier
Further education typeNot applicable
Last Changed Date16-01-2025
StreetQueens Drive
Locality
Address3
TownSwindon
County (name)Wiltshire
PostcodeSN3 1AR
Websitehttp://www.holycross.swindon.sch.uk
Telephone01793527679
Headteacher/Principal titleMrs
Headteacher/Principal first nameSamantha
Headteacher/Principal last nameDowdeswell
Headteacher/Principal Job TitleHeadteacher
BSO Inspectorate NameNot applicable
Inspectorate Report
Date of Last Inspection Visit
Next Inspection Visit
Teenage mothers provisionNot applicable
Teenage mothers capacity
Childcare facilities provisionNot applicable
SEN facilitiesNot applicable
Pupils with EBDNot applicable
Number of places
Full time provision
Pupils educated by other providersNot applicable
Section 41 approvedNot applicable
SEN provision
Type of resourced provision
Resourced provision number on roll
Resourced provision capacity
SEN unit number on roll
SEN unit capacity
Government Office Region CodeK
Government Office RegionSouth West
District CodeE06000030
DistrictSwindon
Ward CodeE05008954
WardCentral
Parliamentary Constituency CodeE14001537
Parliamentary ConstituencySwindon South
Urban/Rural CodeC1
Urban/Rural Description(England/Wales) Urban city and town
GSS LA CodeE06000030
Easting416248
Northing184902
Middle Super Output Area (MSOA)Swindon 017
Lower Super Output Area (LSOA)Swindon 017A
Inspectorate Name
Number of special pupils under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Number of special pupils not under a special educational needs (SEN) statement/education, health and care (EHC) plan
Boarding Establishment
Proprietor's Name
Previous Local Authority Code939
Previous local authorityPre LGR (1997) Wiltshire
Previous establishment number
Country
UPRN10026658589
Site Name
QAB Code0
QAB NameNot applicable
Establishment Accredited Code0
Establishment AccreditedNot applicable
QAB Report
CH Number
MSOA CodeE02003228
LSOA CodeE01015479
Free School Meals44
Accreditation Expiry Date
URN136981
Web Linkhttp://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/136981
LAESTAB8665211
School nameHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
Ofsted phasePrimary
Type of educationAcademy Converter
School open date01/08/2011
Admissions policyNot applicable
Sixth formNot applicable
Designated religious characterRoman Catholic
Religious ethosDoes not apply
Faith groupingChristian
Ofsted regionSouth West
RegionSouth West
Local authoritySwindon
Parliamentary constituencySwindon South
Multi-academy trust UIDN/A
Multi-academy trust nameN/A
Academy sponsor UIDN/A
Academy sponsor nameN/A
PostcodeSN3 1AR
Number of warning notices issued in 2023/24 academic yearN/A
The income deprivation affecting children index (IDACI) quintile3
Total number of pupils384
Statutory lowest age4
Statutory highest age11
Latest ungraded inspection number since last graded inspectionN/A
Does the ungraded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?N/A
URN at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
LAESTAB at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School name at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
School type at time of the ungraded inspectionN/A
Number of ungraded inspections since the last graded inspectionN/A
Date of latest ungraded inspectionN/A
Ungraded inspection publication dateN/A
Did the latest ungraded inspection convert to a graded inspection?N/A
Ungraded inspection overall outcomeN/A
Number of monitoring and urgent inspections since last graded inspectionN/A
Inspection number of latest graded inspection10284081
Inspection typeRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Inspection type groupingRequires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2
Event type groupingSchools - S5
Inspection start date03/07/2023
Publication date27/09/2023
Does the latest graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of latest graded inspection136981
LAESTAB at time of latest graded inspection8665211
School name at time of latest graded inspectionHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
School type at time of latest graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Current school type used for chart C6Academy converter
Overall effectivenessGood
Category of concernN/A
Quality of educationGood
Behaviour and attitudesGood
Personal developmentGood
Effectiveness of leadership and managementGood
Safeguarding is effective?Yes
Early years provisionGood
Sixth form provisionN/A
Previous inspection number10111477
Previous inspection start date02/10/2019
Previous publication date03/11/2019
Does the previous graded inspection relate to the URN of the current school?Yes
URN at time of previous graded inspection136981
LAESTAB at time of previous graded inspection8665211
School name at time of previous graded inspectionHoly Cross Catholic Primary School
School type at time of previous graded inspectionAcademy Converter
Previous graded inspection overall effectiveness3
Previous category of concernN/A
Previous quality of educationRequires Improvement
Previous behaviour and attitudesRequires Improvement
Previous personal developmentRequires Improvement
Previous effectiveness of leadership and managementRequires Improvement
Previous safeguarding is effective?Yes
Previous early years provisionGood
Previous sixth form provisionN/A

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