What did Ofsted judge St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon's overall effectiveness to be?

Ofsted judged St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon's overall effectiveness as Good at its inspection in December 2018 (last graded inspection), and an ungraded inspection in July 2024 confirmed it, on Ofsted's own scale.

How many pupils attend St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon has 209 pupils on roll.

What ages does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon take?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon admits pupils aged 2 to 11.

How do I apply to St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon?

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon is a state school. In England you apply through the council where you live, using its common application form, even if the school is in another council area. The national closing date for primary places is 15 January.

Does St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon have a religious character?

Yes — St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon has a religious character of Roman Catholic. Faith criteria may apply to admissions; check the school's oversubscription policy for details.

How are Reception places decided at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon?

When St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon has more applications than places for 2027-28, they are offered in a published order of priority: 1. Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3); 2. Catholic children resident in named parishes — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St. Mary's Church, Swindon and St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Fairford. (see notes 3&11); 3. Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3), and 6 further criteria. Tie-break: Where children have identical ranking, priority will be determined by random allocation. Each child will be allocated a number. These numbers are shared with a person independent of the school who will supervise the process. Governors will then use a random number generator to rank the numbers.

What is the largest ethnic background at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon?

According to the DfE School Census 2025-26, 49.8% of pupils at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon are recorded as White British. The full ethnic breakdown across all groups is available on the Pupils tab.

St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon

How close did you need to live?

Distance did not decide places here

Every applicant who applied on time was offered a place for 2026-27 (Reception), so there was no cut-off distance. This changes from year to year; check the current year's figures before relying on it.

How places are decided at St Catherine's Catholic Primary School, Swindon

When there are more applications than places for 2027-28 (Reception), places are offered in this order of priority. Meeting a higher criterion beats meeting a lower one.

1Catholic looked after and previously looked after children — Catholic looked after and previously looked after children. (see notes 2&3)
2Catholic children resident in named parishes — Catholic children who are resident in the parish(es) of St. Mary's Church, Swindon and St. Thomas of Canterbury Church, Fairford. (see notes 3&11)
3Other Catholic children — Other Catholic children. (see note 3)
4Other looked after and previously looked after children — Other looked after and previously looked after children. (see note 2)
5Catechumens — Catechumens (see note 4)
6Children of an Eastern Christian Church — Children who are a member of an Eastern Christian Church. (see note 5)
7Children of another Christian denomination — Children of another Christian denomination whose membership is evidenced by a minister of religion. (see note 6)
8Children of another faith — Children of another faith whose membership is evidenced by a religious leader. (see note 7)
9Any other children — Any other children.

If two applications tie: Where children have identical ranking, priority will be determined by random allocation. Each child will be allocated a number. These numbers are shared with a person independent of the school who will supervise the process. Governors will then use a random number generator to rank the numbers.

Within each oversubscription category, the following sub-priorities apply in order: (i) siblings at the school at time of enrolment; (ii) children of a member of St Catherine's Catholic School staff employed for two or more consecutive years at time of application, or recruited to fill a vacant post for which there is a demonstrable skills shortage. The admission authority will, where logistically possible, admit twins and all siblings from multiple births where one of the children is the last child ranked within the PAN.

Published by the admission authority. Meeting a criterion never guarantees a place — it sets the order places are offered in. Full detail, other entry points and previous years are on the Admissions tab.