Holton Le Clay Infant School
Church Lane, Holton-le-Clay, Nr Grimsby, DN36 5AQ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Dawne Hunt
- Federation
- Holton Le Clay Federation
- Constituency
- Louth and Horncastle
- Setting
- Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 120453
- Local authority
- Lincolnshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01472822065
About this school
Holton Le Clay Infant School is a community primary school in Nr Grimsby. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 71 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Holton Le Clay Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 88 |
| 2023/24 | 87 |
| 2024/25 | 71 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holton Le Clay Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.8% | 12.7% | 71 | — |
| Holton-le-Clay Junior School | 71% | 5.3% | 25.7% | 99 | 0.2 miles |
| Enfield Academy of New Waltham | 50% | 4.2% | 16.9% | 201 | 1.1 miles |
| New Waltham Academy | 78% | 3.5% | 18.4% | 376 | 1.4 miles |
| Tetney Primary School | 70% | 5.4% | 20.9% | 123 | 1.7 miles |
| Waltham Leas Primary Academy | 60% | 3.7% | 13.1% | 401 | 1.9 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)
- 12.68%
- English as an additional language
- 0%
- Overall absence
- 4.81%
- Persistent absence
- 9.43%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Holton-le-Clay Junior School0.2 miles
Primary · Grimsby
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Enfield Academy of New Waltham1.1 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
New Waltham Academy1.4 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Tetney Primary School1.7 miles
Primary · Grimsby
-
Waltham Leas Primary Academy1.9 miles
Primary · Grimsby
Common questions
- What year groups does Holton Le Clay Infant School teach?
- Holton Le Clay Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Nr Grimsby.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Holton Le Clay Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Holton Le Clay Infant School is Mrs Dawne Hunt, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holton Le Clay Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holton Le Clay Infant 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 big is Holton Le Clay Infant School?
- Holton Le Clay Infant School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Holton Le Clay Infant School full?
- Holton Le Clay Infant School has capacity for 150 pupils and 71 on roll (47%), so it has space against 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 Holton Le Clay Infant School a faith school?
- No. Holton Le Clay Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holton Le Clay Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holton Le Clay Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Holton Le Clay Infant School?
- Holton Le Clay Infant School is part of the Holton Le Clay Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Holton Le Clay Infant School's absence rate?
- Holton Le Clay Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Holton Le Clay Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Holton Le Clay Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.