Hollington Primary School
Hollington Old Lane, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9DS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE PIONEER ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Mrs Grace McDougall
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- The Pioneer Academy
- Constituency
- Hastings and Rye
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 390
- Pupils on roll
- 264
- URN
- 150267
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01424851783
About this school
Hollington Primary School is a primary academy in St. Leonards-on-Sea. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 264 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Inadequate
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Inadequate
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Not effective
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Hollington Primary Academy (URN 141262).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 52 | 49 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 35% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 50% | 55% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 47% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 52% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 98.0 | 98.0 |
Trends over time
How Hollington 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 | East Sussex average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 54.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 56.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 35% | 57.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 10% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 321 |
| 2024/25 | 287 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollington Primary School compares
Hollington Primary School ranked 122nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35% | 9% | 64.6% | 264 | — |
| Mulberry Silverdale Primary | 60% | 6.8% | 24.1% | 618 | 0.4 miles |
| Churchwood Primary School | 46% | 7.4% | 40.9% | 241 | 0.5 miles |
| Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy | 73% | 4.2% | 23.6% | 435 | 0.6 miles |
| Robsack Wood Primary School | 60% | 6% | 28.4% | 404 | 1.0 miles |
| Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy | 50% | 6.2% | 50.4% | 428 | 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)
- 64.55%
- English as an additional language
- 10.8%
- Overall absence
- 9.03%
- Persistent absence
- 30.12%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mulberry Silverdale Primary0.4 miles
Primary · St Leonards-On-Sea
-
Churchwood Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Ark Little Ridge Primary Academy0.6 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Robsack Wood Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · St Leonards-on-Sea
-
Christ Church CofE Primary and Nursery Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Hastings
Common questions
- What year groups does Hollington Primary School teach?
- Hollington Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in St. Leonards-on-Sea.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollington Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hollington Primary School is Mrs Grace McDougall, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hollington Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollington 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 big is Hollington Primary School?
- Hollington Primary School has 264 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hollington Primary School full?
- Hollington Primary School has capacity for 390 pupils and 264 on roll (68%), 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 Hollington Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hollington Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollington Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hollington Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hollington Primary School?
- Hollington Primary School is part of THE PIONEER ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hollington Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2023/24 and 35% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollington Primary School rank locally?
- Hollington Primary School ranked 122nd of 131 primary schools in East Sussex for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 9% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollington Primary School's absence rate?
- Hollington Primary School's overall absence rate is 9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollington Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollington 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 3 July 2026.