Hollygirt School
Elm Avenue, Nottingham, NG3 4GF
- Phase
- Independent schools
- School type
- Other independent school
- Ages
- 3 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Ms Rebecca Purdy
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Nottingham East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 350
- Pupils on roll
- 175
- URN
- 122912
- Local authority
- Nottingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01159580596
About this school
Hollygirt School is an independent school in Nottingham. It teaches children aged 3 to 16 and has 175 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hollygirt School under its current framework. 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
Hollygirt School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in November 1957, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 29 | 29 | 51 |
| Attainment 8 score | 25.4 | 24.6 | 10.2 |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 2.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hollygirt 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 | Nottingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25.4 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 24.6 | 38 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 10.2 | 38.1 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 222 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 0%
- Pupils with an EHC plan
- 13
- Pupils on SEN support
- 50
Location
Nearby schools
-
Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College0.3 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
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Nottingham Girls' High School GDST0.3 miles
Independent schools
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Nottingham High School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Nottingham
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The Nottingham Trent University0.6 miles
Universities · Nottingham
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Sutherland House School0.7 miles
Special schools · Nottingham
Other schools in Nottingham
- Colston Bassett School Limited Independent schools
- Fig Tree Primary School Independent schools
- FUEL Independent schools
- Green Crescent School Independent schools
- Jamia Al-Hudaa Residential College Independent schools
- Nottingham High School Independent schools
- Plumtree School Independent schools
- Salterford House School Independent schools
- St Joseph's School Independent schools
- Trent College Independent schools
- Pinxton Nursery School Nursery
- The Nottingham Nursery School and Training Centre Nursery
Common questions
- What ages does Hollygirt School teach?
- Hollygirt School teaches children aged 3 to 16. It is an independent school in Nottingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollygirt School?
- The headteacher of Hollygirt School is Ms Rebecca Purdy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollygirt School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hollygirt School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Hollygirt School?
- Hollygirt School has 175 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 16.
- Is Hollygirt School full?
- Hollygirt School has capacity for 350 pupils and 175 on roll (50%), 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 Hollygirt School a faith school?
- No. Hollygirt School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hollygirt School a selective school?
- No. Hollygirt School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- How have Hollygirt School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 25.4 in 2022/23 and 10.2 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Hollygirt School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollygirt 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 24 July 2026.