Holton St Peter Community Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Bungay Road
Holton
Halesworth
Suffolk
IP19 8PL
Phone 01986872297
Reference Number 144442

Holton St Peter Community Primary School demonstrates a strong standard in education, achieving positive outcomes for pupils. The school has established a caring and inclusive environment, where staff are dedicated to ensuring the safety and wellbeing of students. Pupils generally perform well in literacy and numeracy, although there are areas for improvement in achieving higher standards, particularly in writing and mathematics. With effective leadership and a supportive community, the school works collaboratively with the ASSET Education Trust to enhance educational practices.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 130
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.31%
Girls: 47.69%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.4%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 0.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 8 7 15
2 10 5 15
3 5 9 14
4 8 7 15
5 8 6 14
6 9 8 17

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 91.5%
White & Asian 2.3%
African 2.3%
White & Black (African) 1.5%
Mixed, Other 1.5%
White, Other 0.8%

Overall Ofsted Rating Expected standard
 >  Leadership & Governance Expected standard
 >  Personal Development & Wellbeing Expected standard
 >  Achievement Expected standard
 >  Attendance & Behaviour Expected standard
 >  Curriculum & Teaching Expected standard
 >  Inclusion Expected standard
 >  Early Years Expected standard
Last Report Date 27 Jan 2026
Date Report
27 Jan 2026 School inspection
05 Oct 2021 School inspection
05 May 2017 Academy conversion letter
19 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
Previously as Holton St Peter Community Primary School
19 Mar 2014 Full inspection:
08 May 2012 Full inspection:
08 May 2012 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2010 Interim assessment
03 Dec 2010 Interim assessment
06 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
06 Dec 2006 Full inspection:
13 Jun 2001 Full inspection
13 Jun 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Strong emphasis on safeguarding and pupil wellbeing.
  • Positive relationships and supportive culture among staff and students.
  • Effective early years curriculum fostering language and communication skills.
  • Diligent tracking of attendance and behaviour leads to steady improvement.
  • Inclusive practices that support pupils with special educational needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils do not achieve as well as they could in writing and mathematics.
  • Quality of handwriting and presentation inconsistent among pupils.
  • Inadequate depth in some mathematical tasks limits pupil achievement.
  • Lack of clear focus in the use of additional funding for disadvantaged pupils.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 50%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 0%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 105
Maths 99

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 4.7
Writing 1.8
Maths 0.5

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 8 0
Third Preference 3 0
From another Local Authority 0 0

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