Holme Hall Primary School

Holme Hall Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance following its first routine inspection. The school provides a nurturing environment where students are engaged in their learning and develop positive attitudes toward education. With a well-structured curriculum and effective teaching practices, pupils are able to grasp key concepts and enjoy a range of extracurricular activities that support their interests. Parents appreciate the supportive atmosphere and the school's commitment to communication with families, highlighting that every child feels valued in the school community. However, while the school shows many strengths, some areas for improvement have been identified. Leadership in a few subjects is still developing, and there are instances where students lack the vocabulary needed to discuss diverse communities fully. The school has plans in place to address these concerns and continue its trajectory of improvement in collaboration with the trust.

Strengths

• Students demonstrate resilience and a positive mindset toward learning.
• The school environment is calm and orderly, fostering respect and responsibility among pupils.
• The curriculum is well-structured and systematically reviewed to meet the needs of all pupils.
• Teachers effectively deliver the curriculum and promote subject-specific vocabulary.
• The school offers a wide range of extracurricular activities that enhance student engagement.
• Parents value the nurturing environment and strong communication with the school.

Areas for Improvement

• Leadership in a few subjects is not yet fully developed.
• Students do not always have the language and vocabulary needed to express ideas about diversity.

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 Holme Hall Primary School attended 94.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.6% 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, 6.3% of pupils at Holme Hall 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 Holme Hall Primary School had 20.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 14.5% of pupils at Holme Hall Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 8.1% 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 Holme Hall Primary School received £8,137 and spent £8,685 for each of its 127 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £48,000 (-£376 per pupil).

Across all 20 schools of Learners' Trust, income was £8,896 and spending £8,606 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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All schools in Chesterfield · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications

Holme Hall Primary School is part of Learners' Trust, which runs 21 schools. The nearest others:

• Ashgate Croft School Chesterfield
• Westfield Infant School Chesterfield
• Old Hall Junior School Chesterfield
• Walton Holymoorside Primary School Chesterfield
• Mary Swanwick Primary School Chesterfield
• Brimington Junior School Chesterfield
• Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School Chesterfield
• New Whittington Community Primary School Chesterfield
• Eckington Junior School Sheffield
• Ridgeway Primary School Sheffield

What is Holme Hall Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Holme Hall Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2023.

When was Holme Hall Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Holme Hall Primary School was last inspected in October 2023.

How many pupils does Holme Hall Primary School have?

Holme Hall Primary School has 124 pupils on roll.

What age range does Holme Hall Primary School cover?

Holme Hall Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

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

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

Where is Holme Hall Primary School?

Holme Hall Primary School is at Taddington Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4RL.