Holme Valley Primary School

Holme Valley Primary School is a highly effective, welcoming community primary where pupils are happy and achieve exceptionally well. Inspectors found that the school’s high ambitions, including for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), are realised across a broad and ambitious curriculum. Teaching is strong, pupils’ understanding is checked regularly, and reading is taught highly effectively so that pupils become confident and fluent readers. Behaviour is exemplary, attendance is high, and personal development is rich through leadership roles, extra-curricular sport and music, and a strong understanding of British values, diversity and online safety. Early years provision is a notable strength, with children concentrating well and rapidly developing their knowledge and vocabulary. Leadership and governance are very strong, staff feel well supported, and safeguarding arrangements are effective. This was a graded inspection under the current framework, so no overall effectiveness grade was given; the school’s previous inspection outcome was outstanding. No significant weaknesses were identified in the report.

Strengths

• Exceptional pupil achievement across the curriculum
• Highly effective phonics and reading teaching
• Broad, ambitious and inspiring curriculum
• Strong support and outcomes for pupils with SEND
• Exemplary pupil behaviour and high attendance
• Rich personal development and extra-curricular opportunities
• Outstanding early years provision with rapid language development
• Effective leadership, staff support and governance
• Effective safeguarding arrangements
• Positive relationships with parents and families

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 Holme Valley Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.3% 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 Holme Valley 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 Holme Valley Primary School had 25.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% 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, 13.2% of pupils at Holme Valley Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.3% 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 Holme Valley Primary School received £6,080 and spent £5,985 for each of its 417 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £154,000 (£369 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 Holme Valley Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holme Valley Primary School is Outstanding, from an inspection in November 2024.

When was Holme Valley Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holme Valley Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.

How many pupils does Holme Valley Primary School have?

Holme Valley Primary School has 417 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holme Valley Primary School cover?

Holme Valley Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 90% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holme Valley Primary School?

Holme Valley Primary School is at Timberland, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, DN16 3SL.