Holgate Primary and Nursery School
High Leys Road, Hucknall, NG15 6EZ
This school is closed (it closed in May 2025).
It was replaced by Holgate Primary and Nursery School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Head Teacher
- Mrs Nicola Davies
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Sherwood Forest
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban minor conurbation
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 365
- URN
- 140616
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
About this school
Holgate Primary and Nursery School was a community primary school in Hucknall. It taught children aged 2 to 11 and had 365 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Holgate Primary and Nursery School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2014, 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 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 58 | 56 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 60% | 73% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 83% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 72% | 83% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +3.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.50 | - | - |
| 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 Holgate 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 60% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 73% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 368 |
| 2023/24 | 365 |
| 2024/25 | 365 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holgate Primary and Nursery School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 73% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 73% | 6% | 45.2% | 365 | — |
| Holgate Primary and Nursery School | — | — | — | 391 | 0.0 miles |
| Hillside Primary and Nursery School | 68% | 4.4% | 20.4% | 456 | 0.4 miles |
| Edgewood Primary and Nursery School | 60% | 4.4% | 25.7% | 346 | 0.7 miles |
| Hucknall National Church of England Primary School | 70% | 4.9% | 23.7% | 411 | 0.8 miles |
| Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School | — | 5.3% | 31.4% | 238 | 0.9 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)
- 45.2%
- English as an additional language
- 5.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.96%
- Persistent absence
- 20.21%
Location
Nearby schools
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Holgate Primary and Nursery School0.0 miles
Primary · Hucknall
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Hillside Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Edgewood Primary and Nursery School0.7 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Hucknall National Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Nottingham
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Butler's Hill Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Nottingham
Other schools in Hucknall
Common questions
- What ages does Holgate Primary and Nursery School teach?
- Holgate Primary and Nursery School taught children aged 2 to 11. It was a primary school in Hucknall.
- Has Holgate Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Holgate 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 many pupils are at Holgate Primary and Nursery School?
- Holgate Primary and Nursery School had 365 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- How have Holgate Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 73% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Holgate Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holgate 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 9 July 2025.