Holly Grove Primary Academy
Holly Grove Lane, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 1LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Dawn O'Hare
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Lichfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 315
- Pupils on roll
- 293
- URN
- 149422
- Local authority
- Staffordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01543278620
About this school
Holly Grove Primary Academy is a primary academy in Burntwood. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 293 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 43 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 9% |
| Expected standard in reading | 91% | 94% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 89% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 |
Trends over time
How Holly Grove Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Staffordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 59.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 62% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 277 |
| 2023/24 | 297 |
| 2024/25 | 307 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holly Grove Primary Academy compares
Holly Grove Primary Academy ranked 93rd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 3.9% | 17% | 293 | — |
| Chase Terrace Primary School | 61% | 7.7% | 32.8% | 221 | 0.5 miles |
| Boney Hay Primary Academy | 52% | 6.2% | 31.6% | 220 | 0.6 miles |
| St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 225 | 1.0 miles |
| Springhill Primary Academy | 45% | 6.3% | 41.8% | 211 | 1.1 miles |
| Highfields Primary Academy | 32% | 4.9% | 12.5% | 205 | 1.3 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 report14 April 2026
- 15 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.03%
- English as an additional language
- 2.6%
- Overall absence
- 3.89%
- Persistent absence
- 5.79%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Chase Terrace Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Burntwood
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Boney Hay Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Springhill Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Burntwood
-
Highfields Primary Academy1.3 miles
Primary · Burntwood
Other schools in Burntwood
Holly Grove Primary Academy ranks 2nd of the 7 ranked primary schools in Burntwood.
- Boney Hay Primary Academy Primary
- Chase Terrace Primary School Primary
- Fulfen Primary School Primary
- Highfields Primary Academy Primary
- Ridgeway Primary Academy Primary
- Springhill Primary Academy Primary
- St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School Primary
- Chase Terrace Academy Secondary
- Erasmus Darwin Academy Secondary
- Chasetown Community School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Holly Grove Primary Academy teach?
- Holly Grove Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Burntwood.
- Who is the headteacher of Holly Grove Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Holly Grove Primary Academy is Mrs Dawn O'Hare, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holly Grove Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holly Grove Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Holly Grove Primary Academy?
- Holly Grove Primary Academy has 293 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holly Grove Primary Academy full?
- Holly Grove Primary Academy has capacity for 315 pupils and 293 on roll (93%), 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 Holly Grove Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Holly Grove Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Holly Grove Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holly Grove Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Holly Grove Primary Academy?
- Holly Grove Primary Academy is part of PRIMITAS LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Holly Grove Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2023/24 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holly Grove Primary Academy rank locally?
- Holly Grove Primary Academy ranked 93rd of 229 primary schools in Staffordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 87% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holly Grove Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Holly Grove Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 3.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holly Grove Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holly Grove Primary Academy'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 15 July 2026.