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Hollywell Primary School

Primary Ages 5-11 208 pupils Nottingham
Ofsted: Good
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Hollywell Primary School is an academy converter in Nottingham for pupils aged 5 to 11. It has 208 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hollywell Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Hollywell Primary School. In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: July 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 5-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Hardy Street
Kimberley
Hollywell Primary School
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG16 2JL
Phone 01159195898
Reference Number 145828

General Makeup

Number of pupils 208
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 56.25%
Girls: 43.75%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 18.3%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 6.7%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.7
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 30
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 29.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 23 7 30
2 19 11 30
3 17 13 30
4 13 17 30
5 12 17 29
6 17 12 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 87%
White, Other 3.4%
White & Black (Caribbean) 3.4%
White & Asian 1.4%
African 1.4%
Indian 1%
Mixed, Other 1%
Pakistani 1%
Chinese 0.5%

This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hollywell Primary School, inspected in February 2017.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 06 Jun 2023 – no overall grade published for this inspection
Date Report
06 Jun 2023 School inspection
09 Mar 2019 Academy conversion letter
21 Feb 2017 Short inspection
Previously as Hollywell Primary School
17 Oct 2012 Full inspection:
09 Dec 2009 Full inspection:
15 May 2007 Full inspection:
03 Feb 2003 Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 80%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 10%

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 108

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 0.9
Writing 3.3
Maths 1.9

How many students meet the standards

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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.

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Progress Scores

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 34 0
Third Preference 13 1
From another Local Authority 3 1

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 Hollywell Primary School had 209 pupils for 210 places. 1 places (0.5%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Kimberley Primary” planning area

Nottinghamshire counted 232 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 218 in 2029–30, down 6%.

201920212022202320242025
Places 210210210210210210
Pupils 213210206206207209
Unfilled 0.0%0.0%1.9%1.9%1.4%0.5%

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 Hollywell Primary School attended 95.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 10.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20212022202320242025
Authorised absence 1.9%4.0%2.7%2.8%3.2%
Unauthorised absence 0.7%1.2%1.0%1.2%1.0%
Severely absent pupils 0.0%0.5%0.0%0.0%0.0%

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, 1.9% of pupils at Hollywell Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.54.3
Permanent exclusions 000000

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 Hollywell Primary School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 16.1% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

2020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 17.115.214.113.313.814.612.2
Teachers who left state teaching 5.0%10.4%11.4%0.0%0.0%16.1%–
Teachers who took any sick leave –36.4%61.5%54.5%41.7%50.0%–
Sick days per teacher –1.410.84.41.02.2–

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, 18.3% of pupils at Hollywell Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Speech, language and communication needs 12 1
Specific learning difficulty 9 0
No specialist assessment of need 7 0
Autistic spectrum disorder 3 3
Physical disability 2 1
Moderate learning difficulty 1 1
Social, emotional and mental health 2 0
Multi-sensory impairment 1 0
Vision impairment 1 0

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 Hollywell Primary School received £6,660 and spent £6,668 for each of its 209 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £284,000 (£1,359 per pupil).

Across all 23 schools of East Midlands Education Trust, income was £7,496 and spending £7,400 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £128,000£185,000£237,000£253,000£277,000£284,000
per pupil £617£887£1,162£1,216£1,332£1,359
In-year balance -£79,000£65,000£98,000£47,000£30,000-£2,000
per pupil -£381£310£480£226£142-£8

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.

Name Distance
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0.47 miles
Kimberley Primary School
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0.83 miles
Larkfields Junior School
Coronation Road, Nuthall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 1EP
0.94 miles
Larkfields Infant School
Coronation Road, Nuthall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 1EP
0.99 miles
Awsworth Primary and Nursery School
The Lane, Awsworth, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2QS
1.19 miles
Greasley Beauvale Primary and Nursery School
Greasley Avenue, Newthorpe, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2FJ
1.38 miles
The Priory Catholic Voluntary Academy
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1.48 miles
The Florence Nightingale Academy
Chewton Street, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3HB
1.58 miles
Mornington Primary School
Mornington Crescent, Nuthall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 1RF
1.85 miles
Lawrence View Primary and Nursery School
Walker Street, Eastwood, Nottingham, NG16 3FP
1.9 miles
Hucknall Flying High Academy
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2 miles
Cotmanhay Junior School
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2.03 miles
Cotmanhay Infant and Nursery School
Beauvale Drive, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8RR
2.03 miles
Springbank Academy
Peacock Drive, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3HW
2.07 miles
Horsendale Primary School
Assarts Road, Nuthall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 1AP
2.08 miles
Hempshill Hall Primary School
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2.08 miles
Crisp Vocational Provision
Units 2, 3, 11, 12, 14 Bennerley Court, Bulwell, Nottingham, NG6 8UT
2.16 miles
Edgewood Primary and Nursery School
Edgewood Drive, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6HX
2.16 miles
Djanogly Strelley Academy
Helston Drive, Strelley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 6JZ
2.16 miles
Charlotte Nursery and Infant School
Trinity Close, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8LQ
2.39 miles
Name Distance
The Kimberley School
Newdigate Street, Kimberley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2NJ
0.51 miles
Progression 2 Work
Old Beauvale School, Beauvale, Newthorpe, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2EZ
1.37 miles
Blue Mountain Education
Willow Farm, Off Newton Lane, Ilkeston, Cossall, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2SD
1.77 miles
Bennerley Fields School
Stratford Street, Cotmanhay, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 8QZ
1.83 miles
Hall Park Academy
Mansfield Road, Eastwood, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 3EA
2.38 miles
The Holgate Academy
Nabbs Lane, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 6HB
2.6 miles
Bilborough College
Bilborough Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 4DQ
2.72 miles
Willowfield Academy
Chingford Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3BT
2.75 miles
The Bulwell Academy
Hucknall Lane, Nottingham, NG6 8AQ
2.85 miles
Nottingham University Samworth Academy
Bramhall Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 4HY
2.89 miles
Ormiston Ilkeston Enterprise Academy
King George Avenue, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 5HS
3 miles
The Trinity Catholic School A Voluntary Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3EZ
3.2 miles
Bluecoat Beechdale Academy
Harvey Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3GP
3.25 miles
Woodlands Academy
Beechdale Road, Aspley, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3EZ
3.38 miles
Ellis Guilford School
Bar Lane, Basford, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG6 0HT
3.43 miles
Oak Field School
Wigman Road, Bilborough, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3HW
3.47 miles
Nottingham Girls' Academy
Robin's Wood Road, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 3LD
3.51 miles
Kirk Hallam Community Academy
Godfrey Drive, Kirk Hallam, Ilkeston, Derbyshire, DE7 4HH
3.58 miles
The National CofE Academy
Annesley Road, Hucknall, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG15 7DB
3.62 miles
Fernwood School
Goodwood Road, Wollaton, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG8 2FT
3.62 miles

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Hollywell Primary School is part of East Midlands Education Trust, which runs 23 schools. The nearest others:

What is Hollywell Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hollywell Primary School is Good, from an inspection in February 2017 of its predecessor, Hollywell Primary School.

When was Hollywell Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hollywell Primary School was last inspected in July 2023.

How many pupils does Hollywell Primary School have?

Hollywell Primary School has 208 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hollywell Primary School cover?

Hollywell Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

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

Where is Hollywell Primary School?

Hollywell Primary School is at Hardy Street, Kimberley, Hollywell Primary School, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, NG16 2JL.

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