Holywell Primary School

Holywell Primary School has been rated as good overall, with notable strengths in behaviour, attitudes, personal development, and leadership. Students enjoy a supportive environment where they feel safe and are encouraged to foster a love of learning. The school has effectively created a positive community atmosphere that emphasizes kindness, inclusion, and respect, which has contributed to the exemplary behaviour of the pupils. However, the school is also navigating the challenges following a lengthy inspection gap, as this is the first inspection since 2013 due to previous exemptions.

Strengths

• Outstanding behaviour and attitudes of pupils
• Strong emphasis on personal development and well-rounded education
• Ambitious curriculum with high expectations for all pupils
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities
• Positive relationships between staff and pupils
• Well-led school with a supportive staff culture

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent development of knowledge and skills in some subjects
• Early years provision does not always align with intended learning outcomes

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 Holywell Primary School attended 96.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.7% 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, 0.5% of pupils at Holywell 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 Holywell Primary School had 22.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 5.5% 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, 7.3% of pupils at Holywell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% 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 2024–25 Holywell Primary School received £5,983 and spent £6,024 for each of its 416 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £51,000 (£123 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). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is Holywell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

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

When was Holywell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holywell Primary School was last inspected in May 2024.

How many pupils does Holywell Primary School have?

Holywell Primary School has 412 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holywell Primary School cover?

Holywell Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 83% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Holywell Primary School?

Holywell Primary School is at Berkeley Road, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE11 3SJ.