Holywell Primary School

State-Funded School

holywell-primary-school-leicestershire-east-midlands

East MidlandsRegion

LeicestershireLocal Authority

LoughboroughConstituency

LE11 3SJPostcode

8.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Holywell Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Leicestershire, East Midlands.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 412 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 78%
Higher standard: 14%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 108

Ethnicity

White

50%

Asian

25%

Black

Mixed

13%

Chinese

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

412

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

27%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 412
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
23 May 2024	Outstanding	Good	Outstanding	Outstanding	Good
16 May 2013	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.