Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 4 May 2023
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 56% | 64% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 3% | 8% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 64% | 75% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 13% | 30% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Telford and Wrekin | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 101 | 105 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Holmer Lake Primary School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 1 November 2017. Ofsted inspected it again on 4 May 2023 without giving a new overall grade.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day.
No. Distance only counts when Holmer Lake Primary School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by the local authority, Telford and Wrekin, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Holmer Lake Primary School had 212 pupils aged 4 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 280. It is a mixed school.