Community school · North Lincolnshire

Holme Valley Primary School

4–11Ages
417Pupils
PrimaryPhase
117811URN

Timberland, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, DN16 3SL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

3.0per place

1.1 above North Lincolnshire median (1.9)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in North Lincolnshire

178 applications for 59 places · 1st of 37 in North Lincolnshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

90%met the expected standard

North Lincolnshire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 29 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	Outstanding

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

3.0applications per place, Reception

1.1 above North Lincolnshire median (1.9) 0.8 above England median (2.2)

178 applications · 59 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 3.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.9
2025 2.5; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2024 2.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2023 2.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2022 2.3; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2021 2.6; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2020 2.7; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2019 2.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5
2018 2.2; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2017 2.4; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2016 2.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.6
2015 2.1; North Lincolnshire median median 1.4
2014 2.0; North Lincolnshire median median 1.5

More applications per place than the North Lincolnshire median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
North Lincolnshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	59	178	3.0	65	1.10
Sep 2025	60	151	2.5	57	0.95
Sep 2024	60	164	2.7	72	1.20
Sep 2023	53	129	2.4	51	0.96
Sep 2022	60	140	2.3	53	0.88
Sep 2021	55	141	2.6	53	0.96
Sep 2020	60	159	2.7	58	0.97
Sep 2019	60	145	2.4	66	1.10
Sep 2018	59	131	2.2	59	1.00
Sep 2017	60	141	2.4	56	0.93
Sep 2016	60	127	2.1	57	0.95
Sep 2015	56	119	2.1	51	0.91
Sep 2014	62	121	2.0	58	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 98% · Writing 90% · Maths 95% → all three 90% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard90%1st of 52 in North Lincolnshire

North Lincolnshire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard98%

North Lincolnshire 75% England 78%

Higher standard63%

North Lincolnshire 26% England 33%

Average scaled score 112 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

North Lincolnshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth19%

North Lincolnshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard95%

North Lincolnshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard63%

North Lincolnshire 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 111 (100 = expected standard)

This school
North Lincolnshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	90%	19%	112	111
2023/24	87%	17%	108	108
2022/23	68%	15%	105	107

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holme Valley Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
The Grange Primary School
0.9 km · North Lincolnshire

2026

1.7applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Bottesford Infant School
1.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.7applications per place
Oakfield Primary School
1.2 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 87%met the SATs standard
Bottesford Junior School
1.3 km · North Lincolnshire

Some aspects not as strong2024

48%met the SATs standard
St Peter and St Paul CofE Primary School
1.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Remains Good · improving2023

2.2applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
St. Bernadette's Catholic Primary Voluntary Academy
1.5 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2024

1.8applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Leys Farm Junior School
1.7 km · North Lincolnshire

Good2023

53%met the SATs standard
Willoughby Road Primary Academy
1.8 km · North Lincolnshire

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 67%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117811 · 813/2567
Capacity: 420 pupils · 417 on roll
Free school meals: 14.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Timberland, Bottesford, Scunthorpe, DN16 3SL
Local authority: North Lincolnshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources