Hollywood Primary School
Pickenham Road, Hollywood, Birmingham, B14 4TG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Tania Wood
- Sponsor
- The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Birmingham Selly Oak
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 433
- Pupils on roll
- 399
- URN
- 149607
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216757711
About this school
Hollywood Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 399 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hollywood Primary School under its current framework. 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
Hollywood Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in September 2023, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 61 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 49% | 51% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 10% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 64% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Hollywood 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 49% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 51% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 423 |
| 2024/25 | 416 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollywood Primary School compares
Hollywood Primary School ranked 227th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 51% | 5.8% | 39.2% | 399 | — |
| St Jude's Catholic Primary School | 79% | 5.5% | 64.3% | 205 | 0.5 miles |
| Grendon Primary School | 58% | 6% | 56.5% | 309 | 0.6 miles |
| Highters Heath Community School | 65% | 7% | 61.5% | 167 | 0.7 miles |
| Peterbrook Primary School | — | 6% | 25.9% | 349 | 0.9 miles |
| St Alban's Catholic Primary School | 77% | 4.9% | 33% | 207 | 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)
- 39.18%
- English as an additional language
- 8.7%
- Overall absence
- 5.83%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Jude's Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Grendon Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Highters Heath Community School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Peterbrook Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Solihull
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St Alban's Catholic Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Hollywood Primary School ranks 231st of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hollywood Primary School teach?
- Hollywood Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollywood Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hollywood Primary School is Ms Tania Wood, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollywood Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hollywood Primary 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 Hollywood Primary School?
- Hollywood Primary School has 399 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hollywood Primary School full?
- Hollywood Primary School has capacity for 433 pupils and 399 on roll (92%), 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 Hollywood Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hollywood Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollywood Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollywood Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hollywood Primary School?
- Hollywood Primary School is part of THE ELLIOT FOUNDATION ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hollywood Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hollywood Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hollywood Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 49% in 2023/24 and 51% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollywood Primary School rank locally?
- Hollywood Primary School ranked 227th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 24% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 41% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollywood Primary School's absence rate?
- Hollywood Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollywood Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollywood 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 10 July 2026.