Halton Holegate CofE Primary School

Halton Holegate CofE Primary School has shown significant progress since its last inspection, moving from requiring improvement to a good overall effectiveness rating. The school creates a safe and happy environment for its pupils, supported by a well-planned and engaging curriculum that allows for effective learning in various subjects. Although some curricular changes are still in the early stages, the overall ambition for student learning is evident, and pupils are responsive and respectful in their class interactions.

Strengths

• Pupils are happy and safe at school.
• The curriculum is well sequenced and ambitious.
• Pupils behave very well in class.
• The school supports the wider development of pupils through various clubs and activities.
• The early years provision is well-managed with enthusiastic learning.
• There are effective reading and mathematics programs in place.

Areas for Improvement

• Some aspects of the curriculum are at an early stage of implementation.
• Pupils' understanding of cultural diversity needs further development.

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 Halton Holegate CofE Primary School attended 93.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.4% 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, 1.7% of pupils at Halton Holegate CofE 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 Halton Holegate CofE Primary School had 12.9 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 11.3% of pupils at Halton Holegate CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% 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 Halton Holegate CofE Primary School received £11,810 and spent £11,675 for each of its 62 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £61,000 (£980 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 Halton Holegate CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Halton Holegate CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Halton Holegate CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Halton Holegate CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Halton Holegate CofE Primary School have?

Halton Holegate CofE Primary School has 62 pupils on roll.

What age range does Halton Holegate CofE Primary School cover?

Halton Holegate CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Halton Holegate CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Halton Holegate CofE Primary School?

Halton Holegate CofE Primary School is at Station Road, Halton Holegate, Halton Holegate C of E Primary School, Spilsby, Lincolnshire, PE23 5PB.