Holte School

Holte School has made significant progress since its previous inspection, achieving a 'Good' rating in overall effectiveness and all key areas including the quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and sixth-form provision. The school fosters a calm and inclusive environment where students are respectful and supported, particularly in their pastoral care. High expectations for behaviour and learning have been established, leading to above-average attendance and a strong school community involved in various extracurricular activities. Despite its strengths, the school faces challenges in ensuring consistent delivery of the curriculum across subjects, which impacts students' academic success. While leaders have a clear vision for improvement and support students with special educational needs well, there are gaps in provision, particularly regarding timely career information for pupils. Nevertheless, the leadership is well-informed and is actively working to enhance the educational experience and outcomes for all students.

Strengths

• Calm and safe learning environment.
• Exceptional quality of pastoral care.
• High expectations for pupil learning and conduct.
• Ambitious and broad curriculum for all pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and character education.
• Above-average pupil attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistencies in curriculum implementation affecting pupil outcomes.
• Delayed provision of career guidance impacting students' experience of the world of work.

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 Holte School attended 91.7% of sessions (the national figure for secondary schools was 91.6%). 28.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 23.4%).

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, 7.5% of pupils at Holte School were suspended at least once (nationally 7.3%). 2 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 Holte School had 12.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for secondary schools was 16.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 14.1%).

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, 14.8% of pupils at Holte School were on SEN support (nationally 14.1%) and 1.2% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 3.5%).

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 secondary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Holte School received £10,074 and spent £10,892 for each of its 1,127 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £2,959,000 (£2,626 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 Holte School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holte School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023.

When was Holte School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holte School was last inspected in November 2023.

How many pupils does Holte School have?

Holte School has 1,127 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holte School cover?

Holte School for pupils aged 11 to 18.

What are Holte School's GCSE results?

In 2026 its average Attainment 8 score was 42.1, and 34% of pupils achieved grade 5 or above in both English and maths GCSE.

Where is Holte School?

Holte School is at Wheeler Street, Lozells, Birmingham, West Midlands, B19 2EP.