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Holt Community Primary School

Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school

Norwich Road, Holt NR25 6SG · holt.norfolk.sch.uk · 01263 713107

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Overview

Ofsted
Concerns
Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
Key stage 2, 2024/25
50%
reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Norfolk 56%, England 62%
Demand for places
0.9
first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
Pupils
176
84% of 210 places
Local authority
Norfolk
Nursery class
No
Free school meals
46.6%
First language not English
9.1%
School census 2025/26

The official school record (Department for Education)

Admissions

For Reception in September 2026, 13 families put the school first and 14 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.

First choices against places

20222023202420252026September 2022: 28 (Places 28)28September 2023: 19 (Places 22)19September 2024: 20 (Places 20)20September 2025: 21 (Places 21)21September 2026: 13 (Places 14)13Places 14
ReceptionPlacesFirst choicesPer place% offered
September 2026Sept 202614130.9100%
September 2025Sept 202521211100%
September 2024Sept 202420201100%
September 2023Sept 202322190.9100%
September 2022Sept 202228281100%

Results

In 2024/25, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Norfolk it was 56%, and across England 62%.

Expected standard reading, writing and maths

2019/20 to 2021/22: no school results published15/1616/1717/1818/1922/2323/2424/252015/16: 56% (England 53%)56%2016/17: 63% (England 61%)63%2017/18: 65% (England 64%)65%2018/19: 69% (England 65%)69%2022/23: 68% (England 60%)68%2023/24: 32% (England 61%)32%2024/25: 50% (England 62%)50%England 62%

Ofsted

At an ungraded inspection on 3 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Holt Community Primary School was: School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next.

Outcome
Concerns
Inspected
2 Jul 2024
Ungraded inspection

Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports

Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jun 2014

Earlier inspections

Before September 2019

  • Jun 2018Monitoring visit
    SafeguardingEffective
  • Jun 2014Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
  • Dec 2010Good
    Outcomes for pupilsGood
    Quality of teaching, learning and assessmentGood
    Leadership and managementGood
    Early yearsGood

What parents said

63% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (40 replies, to 7 April 2025).

Recommend
63%
Replies
40
21% · 7 Apr 2025
Child is happy at school▼75% agreeEngland 89%
Child feels safe▼76% agreeEngland 90%
Pupils are well behaved▼61% agreeEngland 84%
School has high expectations▼58% agreeEngland 84%
Child does well▼78% agreeEngland 88%
Told what child will learn▼66% agreeEngland 84%
Told how child is doing▼68% agreeEngland 85%
Good range of subjects▼83% agreeEngland 91%
Can join clubs and activities▼86% agreeEngland 90%
Supports personal development▼50% agreeEngland 80%
Concerns are dealt with properly▼54% agreeEngland 77%

based on the 92% who raised concerns

Bullying dealt with quickly▼31% agreeEngland 50%

based on the 65% who had a child bullied

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