Holt House Infant School

Holt House Infant School is a welcoming and inclusive institution that provides a good quality of education, while excelling in personal development. The school encourages participation in a range of extra-curricular activities, including sports and arts, which are accessible to all students, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND). Positive relationships and high expectations for behaviour contribute to a harmonious school environment. However, it is noted that leaders are still in the process of refining the curriculum and assessing its impact on student outcomes, particularly after the adjustments made since September 2022. This was the school's first inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic and marked the first routine inspection since it became part of the new regulatory framework.

Strengths

• Welcoming and highly inclusive environment
• Strong early reading and phonics instruction
• Extensive extra-curricular activities for all pupils
• Positive relationships between staff and students
• Exceptional personal development curriculum
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong links with the partner junior school

Areas for Improvement

• Reception outdoor learning environment is underdeveloped
• Governors are overly positive about school performance and do not adequately evaluate effectiveness

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 Holt House Infant School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% 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, 0.0% of pupils at Holt House 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 Holt House Infant School had 23.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 41.7% 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, 13.9% of pupils at Holt House Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 0.6% 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 Holt House Infant School received £8,563 and spent £8,466 for each of its 166 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £34,000 (-£206 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 Holt House Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holt House Infant School is Good, from an inspection in December 2022.

When was Holt House Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holt House Infant School was last inspected in December 2022.

How many pupils does Holt House Infant School have?

Holt House Infant School has 166 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holt House Infant School cover?

Holt House Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is Holt House Infant School?

Holt House Infant School is at Bannerdale Road, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, S7 2EW.