Hollingwood Primary School
Hollingwood Primary School is an academy converter in Chesterfield for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has 313 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for Hollingwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2020 of its predecessor, Hollingwood Primary School. In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Ofsted inspection: November 2024. KS2 results: 2025.
| Type | Primary / Academy converter |
| Age Range | 3-11 |
| Religion | Does not apply |
| Address | Lilac Street Hollingwood Chesterfield Derbyshire S43 2JG |
| Phone | 01246472417 |
| Reference Number | 148608 |
General Makeup
| Number of pupils | 313 |
| Boy/Girl ratio |
Boys: 51.44%
Girls: 48.56% |
| Percentage of students eligible for free school meals | 23.4% |
| Percentage of students where English is not their first language | 3.2% |
Class Sizes
| Average size of one teacher classes | 19.3 |
| Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 17 |
| Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.7 |
Year Groups
| Year | Boys | Girls | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | 13 | 27 |
| 2 | 18 | 25 | 43 |
| 3 | 22 | 24 | 46 |
| 4 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 5 | 22 | 21 | 43 |
| 6 | 31 | 14 | 45 |
Ethnicities
| Ethnicity | Percentage |
|---|---|
| White, British | 91.7% |
| Unclassified | 3.2% |
| Indian | 1% |
| White & Black (African) | 1% |
| African | 1% |
| White & Black (Caribbean) | 0.6% |
| Chinese | 0.6% |
| Mixed, Other | 0.3% |
| Asian, Other | 0.3% |
This school has not been graded since it changed URN, usually on converting to an academy. The rating shown is from its predecessor, Hollingwood Primary School, inspected in October 2020.
| Overall Ofsted Rating | Good |
| Last Report Date | 22 Oct 2024 – no overall grade published for this inspection |
| Date | Report |
|---|---|
| 22 Oct 2024 | School inspection |
| 08 Jul 2021 | Academy conversion letter |
| 15 Oct 2020 | Monitoring visit |
| Previously as Hollingwood Primary School | |
| 06 Mar 2018 | Short inspection |
| 04 Mar 2014 | Full inspection: |
| 14 Nov 2012 | Monitoring visit |
| 13 Sep 2012 | Full inspection: |
| 18 May 2010 | Full inspection: |
| 11 Dec 2006 | Full inspection: |
| 18 Jun 2001 | Full inspection |
How many students meet the standards
| Reading, Writing & Maths | School Score | Percentile (local) | Percentile (nationwide) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils meeting the expected standard | 64% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Pupils meeting a higher standard | 8% | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | 105 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
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 | -2.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Writing | 0.2 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
| Maths | -2.4 | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment | Locked: unlock for £9.99, one-off payment |
How many students meet the standards
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| Second Preference | 26 | 0 |
| Third Preference | 17 | 1 |
| From another Local Authority | 1 | 0 |
Previous years
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In 2024–25 Hollingwood Primary School had 283 pupils for 315 places. 32 places (10.2%) were unfilled.
Pupils and places
Reception intake in the “Inkersall/Staveley/Duckmanton/Poolsbrook/Arkwright Primary” planning area
Derbyshire counted 158 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 172 in 2029–30, up 9%.
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Places | 280 | 280 | 315 | 315 |
| Pupils | 314 | 307 | 308 | 283 |
| Unfilled | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.2% | 10.2% |
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 Hollingwood Primary School attended 96.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 5.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).
Sessions missed
Pupils persistently absent
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Authorised absence | 5.3% | 5.0% | 3.6% | 2.8% |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.4% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 0.7% |
| Severely absent pupils | 0.4% | 0.0% | 0.4% | 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, 0.0% of pupils at Hollingwood Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.
Pupils suspended at least once
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Permanent exclusions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 Hollingwood Primary School had 21.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 29.6% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).
Pupils per teacher
Teachers who left the school within a year
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils per adult | 11.1 | 11.0 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 11.8 |
| Teachers who left state teaching | 17.8% | 15.4% | 8.8% | 17.6% | – |
| Teachers who took any sick leave | 46.7% | 75.0% | 18.2% | 15.4% | – |
| Sick days per teacher | 1.7 | 3.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 | – |
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, 14.4% of pupils at Hollingwood Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.5% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).
Pupils by main type of need
| SEN support | EHC plan | |
|---|---|---|
| Social, emotional and mental health | 14 | 2 |
| Autistic spectrum disorder | 6 | 9 |
| Moderate learning difficulty | 10 | 0 |
| Speech, language and communication needs | 7 | 0 |
| No specialist assessment of need | 6 | 0 |
| Down's syndrome | 1 | 0 |
| Physical disability | 0 | 1 |
| Severe learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| Specific learning difficulty | 0 | 1 |
| 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 Hollingwood Primary School received £6,947 and spent £6,614 for each of its 315 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £141,000 (£448 per pupil).
Across all 35 schools of Flying High Trust, income was £7,225 and spending £7,388 per pupil.
Income per pupil
Spending per pupil
| 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Revenue reserve | £75,000 | -£37,000 | -£22,000 | £141,000 |
| per pupil | £223 | -£114 | -£69 | £448 |
| In-year balance | -£5,000 | -£135,000 | £1,000 | £105,000 |
| per pupil | -£15 | -£413 | £3 | £334 |
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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Henry Bradley Infant School
Princess Street, Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1HR |
0.48 miles |
|
Inkersall Spencer Academy
Inkersall Green Road, Inkersall, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3SE |
0.73 miles |
|
Barrow Hill Primary Academy
Station Road, Barrow Hill, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2PG |
0.84 miles |
|
St Joseph's Catholic and CofE (VA) Primary School
Calver Crescent, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3LY |
0.89 miles |
|
Staveley Junior School
College Avenue, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3XE |
0.94 miles |
|
Speedwell Infant School
College Avenue, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3JJ |
1 miles |
|
Brimington Junior School
Springvale Road, Brimington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1HF |
1.02 miles |
|
Brimington Manor Infant and Nursery School
Manor Road, Brimington Common, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 1NT |
1.26 miles |
|
New Whittington Community Primary School
London Street, New Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2AQ |
1.32 miles |
|
Poolsbrook Primary Academy
Cottage Close, Poolsbrook, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3LF |
1.76 miles |
|
Calow CofE VC Primary School
North Road, Calow, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BD |
1.78 miles |
|
Duckmanton Primary School
West Crescent, Duckmanton, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5HD |
1.88 miles |
|
Chesterfield Hospital School
Knightingale Red Ward, Chesterfield, S44 5BL |
1.97 miles |
|
Arkwright Primary School
School Lane, Arkwright Town, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5BZ |
1.98 miles |
|
Mary Swanwick Primary School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QW |
2.03 miles |
|
Whittington Moor Nursery and Infant Academy
Scarsdale Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8NF |
2.12 miles |
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St Peter and St Paul School
Brambling House, Chesterfield, S41 0EF |
2.18 miles |
|
Norbriggs Primary School
Norbriggs Road, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3BW |
2.18 miles |
|
Cavendish Junior School
Edmund Street, Newbold Moor, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8TD |
2.28 miles |
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Christ Church CofE Primary School
Tapton View Road, Stonegravels, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7JU |
2.29 miles |
| Name | Distance |
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Springwell Community College
Middlecroft Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3NQ |
0.86 miles |
|
Netherthorpe School
Ralph Road, Staveley, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 3PU |
1.64 miles |
|
Whittington Green School
High Street, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9LG |
1.72 miles |
|
Bluebank School
Peter Webster Centre, Sheffield Road, Whittington Moor, Chesterfield, S41 8LQ |
2.01 miles |
|
Holly House Special School
Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 9QR |
2.15 miles |
|
Chesterfield College
Infirmary Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 7NG |
2.4 miles |
|
Outwood Academy Newbold
Highfield Lane, Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8BA |
2.42 miles |
|
Include-West Bars
23 West Bars, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 1AB |
2.83 miles |
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St Mary's Catholic High School, A Catholic Voluntary Academy
Newbold Road, Upper Newbold, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 8AG |
3.09 miles |
|
Eckington School
Dronfield Road, Sheffield, Derbyshire, S21 4GN |
3.17 miles |
|
Outwood Academy Hasland Hall
Broomfield Avenue, Hasland, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S41 0LP |
3.21 miles |
|
Parkside Community School
Boythorpe Avenue, Boythorpe, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 2NS |
3.29 miles |
|
Ashgate Croft School
Ashgate Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 4BN |
3.52 miles |
|
Brookfield Community School
Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S40 3NS |
4.29 miles |
|
Jasmine Grove School
Oxcroft House, 10 Oxcroft Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6DJ |
4.31 miles |
|
Dronfield Henry Fanshawe School
Green Lane, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 2FZ |
4.5 miles |
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Heritage High School
Boughton Lane, Clowne, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4QG |
4.66 miles |
|
New Direction
New Direction, Ringer Villa Farm, Ringer Lane, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 4BX |
4.88 miles |
|
The Bolsover School
Mooracre Lane, Bolsover, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 6XA |
4.91 miles |
All schools in Chesterfield · Derbyshire local authority: places and applications
Hollingwood Primary School is part of Flying High Trust, which runs 38 schools. The nearest others:
- Poolsbrook Primary Academy Chesterfield
- Walton Peak Flying High Academy Chesterfield
- The Flying High Academy Mansfield
- Forest Glade Primary School Sutton-In-Ashfield
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Sutton-In-Ashfield
- The Green Flying High Academy Alfreton
- Peafield Lane Academy Mansfield
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Sutton-In-Ashfield
- Whipman Woods Flying High Academy Worksop
- Greenwood Primary and Nursery School Nottingham
What is Hollingwood Primary School's Ofsted rating?
The latest Ofsted rating for Hollingwood Primary School is Good, from an inspection in October 2020 of its predecessor, Hollingwood Primary School.
When was Hollingwood Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?
Hollingwood Primary School was last inspected in November 2024.
How many pupils does Hollingwood Primary School have?
Hollingwood Primary School has 313 pupils on roll.
What age range does Hollingwood Primary School cover?
Hollingwood Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.
What are Hollingwood Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?
In 2025, 64% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.
Where is Hollingwood Primary School?
Hollingwood Primary School is at Lilac Street, Hollingwood, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S43 2JG.