The Croft Primary School
Primary schoolThe Croft Primary School is a primary school in Swindon, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 418 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Graded inspection, October 2024: no overall grade
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 15 October 2024
- Overall effectiveness
- No overall grade (from September 2024)
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 80% of pupils at The Croft Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in Swindon and 62% in England.
20% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Swindon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 80% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 20% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Lethbridge Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)510 m
- The Commonweal SchoolSecondary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2023. Attainment 8 of 45.1 (2025/26, provisional)880 m
- King William Street Church of England Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, March 2025. 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)900 m
- Lawn Primary and Nursery SchoolPrimary. No outcome in Ofsted's file990 m
- Lift East WichelPrimary. Outstanding (overall), December 2022, before the school changed1.2 km
- Lawn Manor AcademySecondary. Good (overall), July 2023. Attainment 8 of 41.5 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Swindon
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).