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Holywell Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Sponsored academy
School Road, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham B45 9EY · holywellschool.org · 0121 453 7829
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2021
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 70%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Worcestershire 59%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Worcestershire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 410
- 98% of 420 places
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 22.2%
- First language not English
- 1.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Worcestershire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 44 families put the school first and 52 places were offered; 100% 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 | 52 | 44 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 52 | 47 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 46 | 43 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 98% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 52 | 40 | 0.8 | 98% |
Results
In 2024/25, 70% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Worcestershire it was 59%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲70% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132060)
Ofsted
Holywell Primary and Nursery School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 12 October 2021, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 12 Oct 2021
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132060)
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2018
Other inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132060), which Ofsted links to this one.
September 2019 to November 2025
- Dec 2022Monitoring visitEffective action
Before September 2019
Jan 2018Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132060)
Mar 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132060)