Holywell Primary and Nursery School
School Road, Rubery, Birmingham, B45 9EY
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Holywell Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Christian Hamilton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bromsgrove
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 423
- URN
- 132060
- Local authority
- Worcestershire
About this school
Holywell Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Birmingham. It taught children aged 3 to 11 and had 423 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Holywell Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2000, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 57 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 58% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 68% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - |
| Writing progress | +2.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.30 | - |
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 Holywell Primary and Nursery 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 | Worcestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 54.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 56.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 57.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 443 |
| 2023/24 | 423 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holywell Primary and Nursery School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 43% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6% | 24.9% | 423 | — |
| Holywell Primary and Nursery School | 70% | 5.4% | 25.7% | 410 | 0.0 miles |
| Beaconside Primary and Nursery School | 80% | 5.5% | 13.8% | 235 | 0.5 miles |
| Reaside Academy | 61% | 8.1% | 74.8% | 195 | 0.7 miles |
| St James Catholic Primary School | 93% | 4% | 21% | 210 | 0.9 miles |
| Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School | — | 7.3% | 70.6% | 186 | 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.9%
- English as an additional language
- 0.7%
- Overall absence
- 6%
- Persistent absence
- 17.9%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holywell Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Beaconside Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Reaside Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
St James Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
-
Holly Hill Methodist CofE Infant School1.0 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Holywell Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Holywell Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 3 to 11. It was a primary school in Birmingham.
- Has Holywell Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holywell Primary and Nursery 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 big is Holywell Primary and Nursery School?
- Holywell Primary and Nursery School had 423 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- How have Holywell Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 58% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Holywell Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holywell Primary and Nursery 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 10 July 2024.