Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 11 July 2023
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
74%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
113 responses up to 1 April 2024 · 16% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
75% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
81% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
71% agreeMy child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively.
61% agreeThe school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year.
57% agreeHolywell School's last overall grade from Ofsted was Good, on 9 October 2014. Ofsted inspected it again on 11 July 2023 without giving a new overall grade.
No. Distance only counts when Holywell School has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, 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. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Holywell School had 668 pupils aged 9 to 13 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 720. It is a mixed school.
Academy converter
0.1 miles away
Higher education institutions
1.1 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
2.4 miles away
Voluntary controlled school
2.5 miles away
Community school
2.7 miles away