Holywell Primary School
Berkeley Road, Loughborough, LE11 3SJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HOLYWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Ed Petrie
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 412
- URN
- 138906
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01509231347
About this school
Holywell Primary School is a primary academy in Loughborough. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 412 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holywell 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
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
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Good
- 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 | 58 | 59 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 72% | 78% | 83% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 14% | 14% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 90% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 88% | 86% | 90% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 88% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 108.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Leicestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 72% | 60.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 78% | 60.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 83% | 61.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 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 | 418 |
| 2023/24 | 418 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holywell Primary School compares
Holywell Primary School ranked 18th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 | 83% | 3.2% | 5.3% | 412 | — |
| Booth Wood Academy | — | 4.4% | 15.7% | 210 | 0.7 miles |
| Mountfields Lodge School | 45% | 4.2% | 10.9% | 468 | 1.0 miles |
| Thorpe Acre Infant School | — | 6.3% | 27% | 123 | 1.1 miles |
| Thorpe Acre Junior School | 52% | 5.4% | 36.2% | 196 | 1.1 miles |
| Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy | 82% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 203 | 1.1 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)
- 5.29%
- English as an additional language
- 27.9%
- Overall absence
- 3.22%
- Persistent absence
- 5.74%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Booth Wood Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Mountfields Lodge School1.0 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Thorpe Acre Infant School1.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
-
Thorpe Acre Junior School1.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
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Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Loughborough
Other schools in Loughborough
Holywell Primary School ranks 3rd of the 34 ranked primary schools in Loughborough.
- Barrow Hall Orchard Church of England Primary School Primary
- Belton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Booth Wood Academy Primary
- Brookside Primary School Primary
- Burton-on-the-Wolds Primary School Primary
- Christ Church & Saint Peter's Cofe Primary School Primary
- Cobden Primary School & Community Centre Primary
- Costock CofE Primary School Primary
- Hathern Church of England Primary School Primary
- Highgate Primary School Primary
- Lantern Lane Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Lift Beacon Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holywell Primary School teach?
- Holywell Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Loughborough.
- Who is the headteacher of Holywell Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holywell Primary School is Mr Ed Petrie, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holywell Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holywell 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 Holywell Primary School?
- Holywell Primary School has 412 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holywell Primary School full?
- Holywell Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 412 on roll (98%), 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 Holywell Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holywell Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holywell Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holywell Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Holywell Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Holywell Primary School is part of HOLYWELL PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holywell Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 72% in 2022/23 and 83% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holywell Primary School compare with other schools in Leicestershire?
- Holywell Primary School ranked 18th of 211 primary schools in Leicestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 91% 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 Holywell Primary School's absence rate?
- Holywell 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 Holywell Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holywell 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 7 July 2026.