Holmwood School
Saltersgill Avenue, Easterside, Middlesbrough, TS4 3PT
- Phase
- Special schools
- School type
- Community special school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Dennis Ley
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 85
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 111775
- Local authority
- Middlesbrough
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01642819157
About this school
Holmwood School is a community special school in Middlesbrough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 100 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holmwood School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 15 | 22 | 15 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 59% | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 45% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 40% | 36% | 47% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 | 99.0 | 96.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 99.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | +8.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +5.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +8.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holmwood School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Middlesbrough average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 55.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 57% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 58.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 94 |
| 2023/24 | 98 |
| 2024/25 | 107 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 71.03%
- English as an additional language
- 0.9%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 16.35%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Discovery Special Academy0.8 miles
Free Schools · Middlesbrough
-
Beverley School0.9 miles
Special schools · Middlesbrough
-
Hollis Academy0.9 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
-
River Tees Academy Grangetown1.2 miles
Free Schools · Middlesbrough
-
River Tees Hospital School1.2 miles
Academies · Middlesbrough
Other schools in Middlesbrough
- Archway Academy Academies
- Beverley School Special schools
- Discovery Special Academy Free Schools
- Fulcrum Education Special schools
- Hollis Academy Academies
- Hopefields Education CiC Special schools
- Priory Woods School Special schools
- River Tees Academy Grangetown Free Schools
- River Tees Hospital School Academies
- River Tees Primary Academy Academies
- River Tees Secondary Academy Academies
- Abingdon Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holmwood School teach?
- Holmwood School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a special school in Middlesbrough.
- Who is the headteacher of Holmwood School?
- The headteacher of Holmwood School is Mr Dennis Ley, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holmwood School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holmwood School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holmwood School?
- Holmwood School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holmwood School full?
- Holmwood School has capacity for 85 pupils and 100 on roll (118%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holmwood School a faith school?
- No. Holmwood School has no designated religious character.
- What SEN provision does Holmwood School have?
- The schools register lists Holmwood School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Holmwood School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Holmwood School's absence rate?
- Holmwood School's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holmwood School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holmwood School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.