Hoyle Court Primary School

Hoyle Court Primary School is performing well overall, with a designation of 'Good' across all inspected areas. The school prides itself on being welcoming and has demonstrated strong leadership committed to improving educational outcomes. Recent improvements in behaviour and well-structured curriculum development reflect the school's efforts. However, challenges remain in maintaining pupils' focus during lessons and deploying support staff effectively. Although the inspection identified areas for further development, the commitment to pupil welfare and academic achievement is evident.

Strengths

• Strong commitment to supporting pupils' mental health and well-being.
• Implementation of a new phonics scheme that effectively supports early reading.
• High expectations of all pupils by leaders and teachers.
• Strong leadership with clear focus on continuous improvement in education quality.
• Engagement of pupils in a range of extracurricular activities.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils do not consistently maintain focus during lessons.
• Not all teachers effectively manage pupils’ attention.
• Support staff are not always deployed effectively to assist learning.

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 Hoyle Court Primary School attended 95.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.2% 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 Hoyle Court Primary 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 Hoyle Court Primary School had 17.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 11.3% 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, 20.1% of pupils at Hoyle Court Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.1% 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 Hoyle Court Primary School received £7,625 and spent £7,857 for each of its 281 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £57,000 (£204 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 Hoyle Court Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hoyle Court Primary School is Good, from an inspection in September 2022.

When was Hoyle Court Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hoyle Court Primary School was last inspected in September 2022.

How many pupils does Hoyle Court Primary School have?

Hoyle Court Primary School has 293 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hoyle Court Primary School cover?

Hoyle Court Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

What are Hoyle Court Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hoyle Court Primary School?

Hoyle Court Primary School is at Fyfe Grove, Baildon, Shipley, West Yorkshire, BD17 6DN.