New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School

New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School is a small, warm and friendly school that is performing at the expected standard across all evaluated areas. Inspectors found pupils behave well, attend well and benefit from a broad, well-structured curriculum with reading, writing and mathematics at its core. Leaders are highly ambitious, inclusion is central, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified quickly and supported effectively through specialist services. The early years provision is a particular strength: children make a strong start, develop independence, and receive a well-planned curriculum that prioritises speaking and reading. Safeguarding standards are met. The school is part of the Humber Estuary Federation, with leadership working across three schools, and governors provide appropriate challenge and support. The main areas for further development are pupils’ speaking and listening skills and assessment in wider curriculum subjects. Some pupils cannot yet explain their learning or share their ideas confidently, so leaders are introducing more opportunities to develop oracy across the curriculum. In subjects such as art and history, teachers do not check understanding as rigorously as in English and mathematics, meaning gaps in learning are not always addressed precisely. Published performance data in reading, writing and mathematics has been below national averages in recent years, and the disadvantage gap is wide, although the report notes that pupils generally progress securely from their starting points and that disadvantaged pupils’ attendance has improved. Overall, this is a school with a positive culture, strong pastoral care and a clear sense of community. Leaders know the school accurately and are focused on the right next steps. Parents speak highly of the school, staff feel well supported, and pupils enjoy a wide range of experiences beyond the classroom.

Strengths

• Leaders are highly ambitious for all pupils, including those with SEND.
• Pupils make secure progress from their starting points through a broad curriculum.
• Reading, writing and mathematics are central to a well-structured curriculum.
• Pupils behave positively, follow core values and play harmoniously together.
• Attendance is good, with disadvantaged pupils now attending more regularly than their peers nationally.
• The early years provision is warm, well designed and prepares children well for Year 1.
• Inclusion is at the heart of the school, with quick identification of SEND and effective specialist support.
• Leaders use pupil premium funding effectively to remove barriers and widen access to the wider school offer.
• Personal development is well considered, including PSHE, online safety and local safety education.
• Pupils benefit from a wide range of extra-curricular clubs, visits and residential opportunities.
• Leaders, governors and staff have an accurate view of the school and a strong culture of safeguarding.
• Parents speak highly of the school and staff feel well supported.

Areas for Improvement

• Some pupils cannot sufficiently explain their learning or share their ideas confidently.
• Opportunities to develop speaking and listening across the curriculum are not yet consistent.
• Teachers do not always check pupils’ understanding in wider curriculum subjects as rigorously as in English and mathematics.
• Gaps in learning in subjects such as art or history are not addressed precisely enough.

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 New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School attended 95.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.1% 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, 2.4% of pupils at New Holland Church of England and Methodist 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 New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School had 9.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 57.1% 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, 23.7% of pupils at New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.6% 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 2019–20 New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School received £7,095 and spent £7,487 for each of its 55 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £20,000 (-£365 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 New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in September 2026.

When was New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School was last inspected in September 2026.

How many pupils does New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School have?

New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School has 38 pupils on roll.

What age range does New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School cover?

New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 50% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School?

New Holland Church of England and Methodist Primary School is at School Lane, New Holland, Barrow-upon-Humber, Lincolnshire, DN19 7RN.