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Holywell Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Academy
Forge Lane, Upchurch, Sittingbourne ME9 7AE · holywell.kent.sch.uk · 01634 388416
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jul 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 212
- 2 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 14.6%
- First language not English
- 5.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 40 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 75% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 40 | 1.3▲ | 75% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 78% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 93% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 34 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 26 | 22 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 19% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ▲19% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲110 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118549)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 4 July 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Holywell Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 3 Jul 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Apr 2013
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 118549), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Nov 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118549)
Apr 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118549)
Feb 2011Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 118549)
What parents said
93% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (84 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 93%
- Replies
- 84
- 42% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 73% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (18%) with SEND