Hollybush Primary
Broad Lane, Bramley, Leeds, LS13 2JJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Timothy Smith
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Leeds West and Pudsey
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 511
- Pupils on roll
- 337
- URN
- 134513
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01138873310
About this school
Hollybush Primary is a community primary school in Leeds. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 337 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hollybush Primary, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Needs attention
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 61 | 62 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 48% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 65% | 61% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 61% | 66% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 69% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.50 | - | - |
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 Hollybush Primary has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Leeds average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 59% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 59.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 61.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 408 |
| 2023/24 | 394 |
| 2024/25 | 358 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollybush Primary compares
Hollybush Primary ranked 175th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 7.6% | 48.4% | 337 | — |
| Raynville Academy | 67% | 5.5% | 38.5% | 397 | 0.4 miles |
| Whitecote Primary School | 61% | 6.7% | 42% | 429 | 0.5 miles |
| Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy | 85% | 4.7% | 35.7% | 166 | 0.5 miles |
| Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School | 42% | 7.4% | 37.6% | 371 | 0.6 miles |
| Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School | 47% | 7% | 35.6% | 201 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report13 January 2026
- 28 September 2021
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.37%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 7.62%
- Persistent absence
- 22.48%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Raynville Academy0.4 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Whitecote Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Christ The King Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Bramley St Peter's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Leeds
-
Kirkstall St Stephen's Church of England (VA) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Leeds
Other schools in Leeds
Hollybush Primary ranks 143rd of the 182 ranked primary schools in Leeds.
- Aberford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Adel Primary School Primary
- Adel St John the Baptist Church of England Primary School Primary
- Alder Tree Primary Academy Primary
- All Saint's Richmond Hill Church of England Primary School Primary
- Allerton CofE Primary School Primary
- Alwoodley Primary School Primary
- Armley Park Primary School Primary
- Asquith Primary School Primary
- Austhorpe Primary School Primary
- Bankside Primary School Primary
- Bardsey Primary Academy Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hollybush Primary teach?
- Hollybush Primary teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Leeds.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollybush Primary?
- The headteacher of Hollybush Primary is Mr Timothy Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollybush Primary been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollybush Primary, 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 Hollybush Primary?
- Hollybush Primary has 337 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hollybush Primary full?
- Hollybush Primary has capacity for 511 pupils and 337 on roll (66%), 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 Hollybush Primary a faith school?
- No. Hollybush Primary has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollybush Primary have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hollybush Primary as having nursery classes.
- How have Hollybush Primary's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollybush Primary compare with other schools in Leeds?
- Hollybush Primary ranked 175th of 216 primary schools in Leeds for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 19% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollybush Primary's absence rate?
- Hollybush Primary's overall absence rate is 7.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollybush Primary's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollybush Primary'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 1 July 2026.