The Croft Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Marlborough Lane
The Croft Primary School
Swindon
Wiltshire
SN3 1RA
Phone 01793430084
Reference Number 138424

General Makeup

Number of pupils 421
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 51.07%
Girls: 48.93%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 26.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 28 32 60
2 31 29 60
3 34 26 60
4 31 29 60
5 30 30 60
6 30 31 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 65.1%
Indian 12.4%
White, Other 6.9%
White & Asian 2.6%
White & Black (Caribbean) 2.1%
Unclassified 1.9%
Pakistani 1.9%
African 1.4%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Chinese 0.2%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2024-11-21
Date Description Report
2024-10-15 School inspection School inspection
2014-06-04 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 63% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 107 Unlock Unlock
Maths 104 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.3 Unlock Unlock
Maths 0.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 88 1
Third Preference 55 0
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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0.84 miles
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Drove Primary School
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1.06 miles
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1.4 miles
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1.53 miles
Badbury Park Primary School
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1.65 miles
Eldene Nursery and Primary School
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1.8 miles
Holy Family Catholic Primary School
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1.8 miles
Wroughton Infant School
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1.81 miles
Gorse Hill Primary School
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1.86 miles
The Chalet School
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1.94 miles
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0.55 miles
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1.13 miles
UTC Swindon
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1.32 miles
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1.35 miles
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1.39 miles
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1.43 miles
The Dorcan Academy
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2.19 miles
Crowdys Hill School
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2.38 miles
Swindon Academy
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2.47 miles
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3.11 miles
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3.12 miles
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4.38 miles
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