Hollybush Primary

Hollybush Primary is an improving school, demonstrating many positive changes under new leadership since May 2025. The school has established a warm and nurturing environment, providing effective support for children, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). However, historical issues have resulted in too many pupils not being adequately prepared for their next steps by the time they leave for secondary school, particularly in key subjects like reading, writing, and mathematics. Leaders are aware of these challenges and have begun implementing strategies to improve student outcomes and attendance rates, although it is noted that these strategies require further development and time to assess their impact fully. The school excels in fostering personal development and maintains a safe and caring culture for its pupils. Significant improvements are evident in the early years provisions, and leaders are increasingly focused on understanding and addressing the needs of disadvantaged pupils. Nevertheless, high suspension rates and attendance issues, particularly among disadvantaged pupils, remain areas requiring urgent attention. Leaders are committed to enhancing the quality of education and ensuring that all pupils can succeed.

Strengths

• Warm and nurturing environment for early years pupils.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities.
• Strong focus on personal development, especially for disadvantaged pupils.
• Engagement with external agencies to enhance support for pupils.
• Collaboration opportunities provided through house teams.

Areas for Improvement

• Historical underachievement in reading, writing, and mathematics.
• Ineffective support for some pupils' learning needs.
• High suspension rates and attendance challenges.

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 Hollybush Primary attended 92.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 22.5% 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, 6.4% of pupils at Hollybush Primary 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 Hollybush Primary had 16.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 12.5% 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, 19.3% of pupils at Hollybush Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.8% 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 Hollybush Primary received £8,511 and spent £9,659 for each of its 333 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £213,000 (-£640 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 Hollybush Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hollybush Primary is Needs attention, from an inspection in March 2026.

When was Hollybush Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

Hollybush Primary was last inspected in March 2026.

How many pupils does Hollybush Primary have?

Hollybush Primary has 337 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hollybush Primary cover?

Hollybush Primary for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hollybush Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

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

Where is Hollybush Primary?

Hollybush Primary is at Broad Lane, Bramley, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS13 2JJ.