Holy Rood Catholic Primary SchoolKing William Street Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Swindon.

Summary of the comparison

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School and King William Street Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Swindon.

  • Holy Rood Catholic Primary School scores 76 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and King William Street Church of England Primary School scores 57 out of 100 (grade C, average). Holy Rood Catholic Primary School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Holy Rood Catholic Primary School was judged Good and King William Street Church of England Primary School was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 80.0% for Holy Rood Catholic Primary School and 52.0% for King William Street Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Holy Rood Catholic Primary School (78.0% in 2022-23, 80.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at King William Street Church of England Primary School (62.0% in 2022-23, 52.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School versus King William Street Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SwindonHoly Rood Catholic Primary SchoolSwindonKing William Street Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB76/100Stronger figureC57/100
Local ranking2nd of 65 in Swindon Stronger figure21st of 65 in Swindon
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeAcademy converter Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range4-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll393 201
Capacity420 210
LocationSwindon, SN1 2LU Swindon, SN1 3LB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard80.0% Stronger figure52.0% 62.0%
At higher standard15.0% Stronger figure3.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score109.0 Stronger figure104.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score108.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census393 201
Free school meals (ever 6)13.2% 14.4%
English as an additional language71.5% 30.8%
SEN support12.0% 3.0%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 4.5%
Attendance
Overall absence3.8% Stronger figure4.3% 6.2%
Persistent absence5.3% Stronger figure8.7% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

King William Street Church of England Primary School

Full profiles: Holy Rood Catholic Primary School · King William Street Church of England Primary School