Holystone Primary School

Holystone Primary School has demonstrated good overall effectiveness in its recent inspection, following a significant gap since its last outstanding judgement in 2010. The school upholds strong values and a supportive atmosphere, encouraging pupils to develop into compassionate and resilient individuals. Leadership at the school is proactive, particularly in catering to the needs of special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) students, ensuring they have access to a quality education. Personal development is highlighted as a significant strength, with a rich curriculum that promotes community engagement and well-being among pupils.

Strengths

• Exceptional early years provision that prepares children well for key stage 1.
• Effective phonics teaching that builds pupils' confidence and reading fluency.
• Strong focus on personal development and community engagement.
• Proactive support for pupils with SEND, allowing them to access the same curriculum.
• High expectations for behaviour and achievement across the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment in some foundation subjects is not used precisely to track pupils' learning effectively.

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 Holystone Primary School attended 96.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.6% 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, 0.6% of pupils at Holystone 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 Holystone Primary School had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.1% 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, 11.2% of pupils at Holystone Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.5% 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 Holystone Primary School received £6,809 and spent £7,201 for each of its 434 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £422,000 (-£972 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 Holystone Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holystone Primary School is Good, from an inspection in January 2024.

When was Holystone Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holystone Primary School was last inspected in January 2024.

How many pupils does Holystone Primary School have?

Holystone Primary School has 456 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holystone Primary School cover?

Holystone Primary School for pupils aged 2 to 11.

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

In 2025, 71% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holystone Primary School?

Holystone Primary School is at Whitley Road, Holystone, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE27 0DA.