Holme Valley Primary School
Timberland, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, DN16 3SL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Stephenson
- Constituency
- Scunthorpe
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 417
- URN
- 117811
- Local authority
- North Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01724842152
About this school
Holme Valley Primary School is a community primary school in Scunthorpe. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 417 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holme Valley Primary 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
- Early years
- 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 | 59 | 60 | 62 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 87% | 90% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 17% | 19% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 92% | 98% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 93% | 95% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 87% | 94% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 112.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 108.0 | 111.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.20 | - | - |
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 Holme Valley Primary 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 | North Lincolnshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 60.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 87% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 90% | 62.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 3.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 421 |
| 2023/24 | 419 |
| 2024/25 | 420 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holme Valley Primary School compares
Holme Valley Primary School ranked 1st of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 90% | 3.2% | 16.4% | 417 | — |
| The Grange Primary School | 49% | 8.6% | 56.6% | 359 | 0.6 miles |
| Bottesford Infant School | — | 3.9% | 9.1% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Oakfield Primary School | 87% | 5.1% | 45.3% | 262 | 0.8 miles |
| Bottesford Junior School | 48% | 3.8% | 13.1% | 263 | 0.8 miles |
| St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School | 70% | 3.1% | 17.8% | 313 | 1.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.43%
- English as an additional language
- 9%
- Overall absence
- 3.16%
- Persistent absence
- 3.31%
Location
Nearby schools
-
The Grange Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Bottesford Infant School0.7 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Oakfield Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
Bottesford Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
-
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Scunthorpe
Other schools in Scunthorpe
Holme Valley Primary School ranks 1st of the 27 ranked primary schools in Scunthorpe.
- Alkborough Primary Academy Primary
- Althorpe and Keadby Primary School Primary
- Berkeley Primary School Primary
- Bottesford Infant School Primary
- Bottesford Junior School Primary
- Burton-Upon-Stather Primary Academy Primary
- Bushfield Road Infant School Primary
- Crosby Primary School Primary
- Eastoft Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enderby Road Infant School Primary
- Frodingham Infant School Primary
- Gunness and Burringham Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holme Valley Primary School teach?
- Holme Valley Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Scunthorpe.
- Who is the headteacher of Holme Valley Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holme Valley Primary School is Mrs Rachel Stephenson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holme Valley Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holme Valley Primary 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 Holme Valley Primary School?
- Holme Valley Primary School has 417 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holme Valley Primary School full?
- Holme Valley Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 417 on roll (99%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holme Valley Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holme Valley Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holme Valley Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holme Valley Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Holme Valley Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 90% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holme Valley Primary School compare with other schools in North Lincolnshire?
- Holme Valley Primary School ranked 1st of 52 primary schools in North Lincolnshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 97% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 97% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holme Valley Primary School's absence rate?
- Holme Valley Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holme Valley Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holme Valley Primary 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 30 June 2026.