Hollycroft Primary School
Greenfinch Road, Hinckley, LE10 3GL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Natalie Hackett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Hinckley and Bosworth
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 71
- URN
- 149749
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01455241171
About this school
Hollycroft Primary School is a primary academy in Hinckley. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 71 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has not yet inspected Hollycroft 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
Hollycroft 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.
Trends over time
How Hollycroft 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 |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 16 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollycroft Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7% | 10.6% | 71 | — |
| Battling Brook Primary School | 41% | 4.2% | 17% | 602 | 0.5 miles |
| Richmond Primary School | 63% | 5.4% | 25% | 480 | 0.9 miles |
| Westfield Infant School | — | 4.6% | 18.5% | 247 | 1.2 miles |
| Westfield Junior School | 59% | 4.6% | 29.5% | 357 | 1.3 miles |
| St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley | 56% | 5.1% | 24.4% | 224 | 1.4 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)
- 10.64%
- English as an additional language
- 8.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.99%
- Persistent absence
- 25%
Location
Nearby schools
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Battling Brook Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Richmond Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Infant School1.2 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
Westfield Junior School1.3 miles
Primary · Hinckley
-
St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley1.4 miles
Primary · Hinckley
Other schools in Hinckley
- Battling Brook Primary School Primary
- Burbage Church of England Infant School Primary
- Burbage Junior School Primary
- Hinckley Parks Primary School Primary
- Richmond Primary School Primary
- Saint Peter's Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Academy Primary
- Sharnford Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sketchley Hill Primary School Burbage Primary
- St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Hinckley Primary
- Westfield Infant School Primary
- Westfield Junior School Primary
- Wolvey CofE Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hollycroft Primary School teach?
- Hollycroft Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Hinckley.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollycroft Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hollycroft Primary School is Miss Natalie Hackett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollycroft Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Hollycroft 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 Hollycroft Primary School?
- Hollycroft Primary School has 71 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hollycroft Primary School full?
- Hollycroft Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 71 on roll (34%), 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 Hollycroft Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hollycroft Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Is Hollycroft Primary School a selective school?
- No. Hollycroft Primary School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Hollycroft Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollycroft Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hollycroft Primary School?
- Hollycroft Primary School is part of OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Hollycroft Primary School's absence rate?
- Hollycroft Primary School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census.
- Does Hollycroft Primary School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hollycroft Primary School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 3 July 2026.