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The Croft Primary School

Academy sponsor led · Swindon · SN3 1RA

Ages 4–11 · 418 pupils · Swindon

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

87%

Overall absence

4.3%

Admissions demand

1.08 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-15

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes
Outstanding
Personal development
Outstanding
Leadership and management
Outstanding
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)87%
Higher standard (RWM)18%
Avg scaled score — reading
110.0
Avg scaled score — maths
108.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.3%
Persistent absence (10%+)7.1%
Unauthorised1.4%
Authorised absence
3.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.3%
Enrolments in measure
364

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.08 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

65

Places offered

60

1st-preference offers

59

Total preferences (any rank)
208
Preferred offers (top 3)
60
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill100%

418 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
418
Boys / girls
215 / 203
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
418 / 420 (100%)
Free school meals
5%
FSM pupils
21
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy sponsor led

Age range

Ages 4–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Governance
Academy trust: THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
Academy trust
THE WHITE HORSE FEDERATION
Sponsor
The White Horse Federation
Headteacher
Mrs Elaine Murphy

Location

Address
Marlborough Lane, The Croft Primary School
Postcode
SN3 1RA
Town
Swindon
County
Wiltshire
Local authority
Swindon
District
Swindon
Constituency
Swindon South
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Swindon, Swindon, 418 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 5%.

Open schools in Swindon
107
Primary schools in Swindon
77
Academies among open schools in Swindon
68% (73)
Open schools in SN3
24
Primary in SN3
18
Open schools in Swindon LA
92
Primary in Swindon LA
66

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM7.8%
    • Demand0.98

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  • Lawn Primary and Nursery School

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    • KS249%
    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM15.4%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Lift East Wichel

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  • Holy Rood Catholic Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Absence4.3%
    • FSM14.2%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Drove Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • KS267%
    • Absence5.4%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Robert Le Kyng Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

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    • KS266%
    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM16.1%
    • Demand0.98

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Elaine Murphy
Telephone
01793430084
Website
www.thecroft.swindon.sch.uk/

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