Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School

Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School continues to demonstrate good performance, maintaining its strong outcomes since its last inspection in May 2017. The school's ethos, underpinned by a commitment to include every child, showcases leaders’ high expectations which are clearly evident in the pupils' behaviour and learning outcomes. Teachers effectively utilize assessment to tailor instruction to meet individual needs, allowing students to thrive despite initial barriers to learning, particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The effective teaching approaches foster a love for reading and strong personal development, ensuring that pupils feel safe, happy, and engaged.

Strengths

• High expectations lead to excellent pupil behaviour and relationships.
• Ambitious and well-sequenced curriculum supports strong outcomes.
• Effective support systems for pupils with SEND ensure their success.
• Highly effective phonics teaching promotes fluent reading from an early age.
• Strong focus on personal development aligns with the school's Christian values.

Areas for Improvement

• Some foundation subjects lack clearly defined precise learning goals.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School attended 92.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 26.5% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 2.2% of pupils at Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School had 15.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 23.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 26.3% of pupils at Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 7.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School received £12,252 and spent £11,579 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £507,000 (£2,946 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School is Good, from an inspection in March 2023.

When was Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School was last inspected in March 2023.

How many pupils does Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School have?

Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School has 186 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School cover?

Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School for pupils aged 3 to 7.

Where is Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School?

Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School is at New Street, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, West Midlands, B45 0EU.