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Hollingwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Lilac Street, Hollingwood, Chesterfield S43 2JG · hollingwood.derbyshire.sch.uk · 01246 472417
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improved significantly
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 64%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Derbyshire 59%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.2
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 313
- 13 over 300 places · 104%
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 23.4%
- First language not English
- 3.2%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Flying High Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 55 families put the school first and 45 places were offered; 80% 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 | 45 | 55 | 1.2▲ | 80% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 32 | 32 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 40 | 45 | 1.1▲ | 89% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 43 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Derbyshire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●64% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 112794)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 23 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hollingwood Primary School was: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 22 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Mar 2014
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 112794), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112794)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112794)
Sept 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 112794)
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (56 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 56
- 18% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 29% who had a child bullied
based on 17 parents (30%) with SEND