Hollin Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Waverley Road
Middleton
Manchester
M24 6JG
Phone 01616435148
Reference Number 105792

Hollin Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection, maintaining a supportive and engaging environment for pupils where they can thrive. The quality of education is strong, particularly in reading, and personal development is regarded as outstanding. The inspection reflects that pupils are happy and proud to be part of the school, benefitting from a well-structured curriculum and a variety of extracurricular activities. Notably, the school is overcoming challenges related to post-pandemic recovery and adapting its approach to ensure all pupils, including those with special educational needs, are supported effectively.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 365
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 53.15%
Girls: 46.85%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.1%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 15.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 30.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 31 29 60
2 34 24 58
3 30 32 62
4 11 21 32
5 16 14 30
6 35 26 61

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 57.8%
African 14.2%
White, Other 5.5%
Pakistani 4.4%
White & Asian 3.3%
White & Black (African) 3%
Mixed, Other 2.2%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.6%
Asian, Other 1.6%
Chinese 0.5%
Indian 0.5%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Outstanding
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 13 Feb 2024
Date Report
13 Feb 2024 School inspection:
29 May 2012 Full inspection:
19 May 2010 Full inspection:
02 Mar 2010 Monitoring visit
02 Dec 2009 Monitoring visit
24 Jun 2009 Monitoring visit
17 Mar 2009 Monitoring visit
05 Nov 2008 Full inspection:
05 Mar 2008 Curriculum and development visit
17 Oct 2005 Full inspection:
27 Mar 2000 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils thrive in a warm and welcoming community.
  • The school encourages high aspirations and achievement among pupils.
  • There is a strong focus on reading and early literacy.
  • The curriculum is engaging and meets the needs of pupils well.
  • Pupils benefit from a wide range of extracurricular activities.
  • Personal development of pupils is exemplary.

Areas for Improvement

  • In a few subjects, key knowledge has not been clearly identified.
  • Some teachers do not use assessment information effectively in certain subjects.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 66%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 106

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0.6
Writing -2.2
Maths 3.6

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Average Scaled Score

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 30 0
Third Preference 23 0
From another Local Authority 3 0

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