Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School

Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School is performing well overall, maintaining a 'Good' rating since its last inspection. The school fosters a strong sense of community, with pupils appreciating the support and care provided by staff, which contributes to a safe and vibrant learning environment. The curriculum is designed to ensure that pupils are equipped with the knowledge they need to succeed, particularly focusing on reading and writing skills, which are emphasized across all subjects. The leadership team has successfully navigated significant staffing changes while maintaining a shared vision for improvement and inclusivity.

Strengths

• Strong community spirit with valued support from staff.
• Positive and vibrant environment that fosters enthusiasm for learning.
• Effective leadership driving rapid curriculum improvement.
• High-quality provision for reading and writing across the curriculum.
• Inclusive practices effectively support pupils with SEND.
• Strong emphasis on pupil behavior and social development.

Areas for Improvement

• Learning activities sometimes do not match curriculum ambition.
• Some pupils do not learn as effectively as they could due to misaligned resources.

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 Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 3.0% 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 Holt Voluntary Controlled 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 Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School had 18.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.9% 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, 14.4% of pupils at Holt Voluntary Controlled 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 Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School received £7,255 and spent £6,936 for each of its 146 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £142,000 (£974 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 Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2024.

When was Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School have?

Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School has 146 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School cover?

Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School?

Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School is at The Gravel, Holt, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 6RA.