Holy Family Catholic Primary School
Marlowe Avenue, Swindon, SN3 2PT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Roman Catholic
- Trust
- HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Miss Karen Bathe
- Diocese
- Diocese of Clifton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Swindon South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 342
- Pupils on roll
- 312
- URN
- 138636
- Local authority
- Swindon
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01793521933
About this school
Holy Family Catholic Primary School is a Roman Catholic primary academy in Swindon. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 312 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holy Family Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 46 | 32 | 40 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 47% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 4% | 0% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 59% | 73% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 63% | 70% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 69% | 80% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holy Family Catholic Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Swindon average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 55% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 47% | 57.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 58% | 57.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 322 |
| 2023/24 | 311 |
| 2024/25 | 316 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holy Family Catholic Primary School compares
Holy Family Catholic Primary School ranked 35th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 58% | 4.1% | 22.6% | 312 | — |
| Goddard Park Community Primary School | 59% | 5.5% | 53.4% | 518 | 0.3 miles |
| Nythe Primary School | 38% | 5.5% | 22.2% | 164 | 0.3 miles |
| Covingham Park Primary School | 51% | 4.9% | 17.4% | 361 | 0.5 miles |
| Eldene Nursery and Primary School | 37% | 5.1% | 34.3% | 327 | 0.5 miles |
| Colebrook Junior School | 44% | 4.2% | 22% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.55%
- English as an additional language
- 59.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.11%
- Persistent absence
- 7.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Goddard Park Community Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Nythe Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Covingham Park Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Eldene Nursery and Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Swindon
-
Colebrook Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Swindon
Other schools in Swindon
Holy Family Catholic Primary School ranks 42nd of the 64 ranked primary schools in Swindon.
- Abbey Farm Educate Together Primary Primary
- Abbey Meads Community Primary School Primary
- Ashton Keynes Church of England Primary School Primary
- Badbury Park Primary School Primary
- Beechcroft Infant School Primary
- Bishopstone Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bridlewood Primary School Primary
- Broad Hinton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broad Town Church of England Primary School Primary
- Brook Field Primary School Primary
- Catherine Wayte Primary School Primary
- Chiseldon Primary & Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holy Family Catholic Primary School teach?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Swindon.
- Who is the headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holy Family Catholic Primary School is Miss Karen Bathe, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holy Family Catholic Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holy Family Catholic Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holy Family Catholic Primary School?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School has 312 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School full?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School has capacity for 342 pupils and 312 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. Holy Family Catholic Primary School is designated Roman Catholic, in the Diocese of Clifton.
- Does Holy Family Catholic Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holy Family Catholic Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Holy Family Catholic Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School is part of HOLY FAMILY CATHOLIC PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holy Family Catholic Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holy Family Catholic Primary School compare with other schools in Swindon?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School ranked 35th of 54 primary schools in Swindon for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 36% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holy Family Catholic Primary School's absence rate?
- Holy Family Catholic Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holy Family Catholic Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holy Family Catholic Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 1 July 2026.