Academy converter · Leicestershire

Holywell Primary School

4–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
138906URN

Berkeley Road, Loughborough, LE11 3SJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Apr 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

close to Leicestershire median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leicestershire

156 applications for 54 places · 67th of 176 in Leicestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

83%met the expected standard

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 17 April 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision		Good

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

2.9applications per place, Reception

close to Leicestershire median (2.7) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

156 applications · 54 places offered · 52 named it first

2026 2.9; Leicestershire median median 2.7
2025 3.2; Leicestershire median median 2.8
2024 2.6; Leicestershire median median 2.4
2023 3.2; Leicestershire median median 2.3
2022 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2021 3.0; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2020 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2019 3.4; Leicestershire median median 1.9
2018 2.2; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2017 2.1; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2016 2.7; Leicestershire median median 1.8
2015 2.3; Leicestershire median median 1.7
2014 2.6; Leicestershire median median 1.7

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

This school
Leicestershire 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	54	156	2.9	52	0.96
Sep 2025	60	190	3.2	58	0.97
Sep 2024	60	158	2.6	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	191	3.2	86	1.43
Sep 2022	60	153	2.6	79	1.32
Sep 2021	59	178	3.0	89	1.51
Sep 2020	58	154	2.7	70	1.21
Sep 2019	59	200	3.4	105	1.78
Sep 2018	58	130	2.2	58	1.00
Sep 2017	60	125	2.1	66	1.10
Sep 2016	60	161	2.7	86	1.43
Sep 2015	60	139	2.3	72	1.20
Sep 2014	60	157	2.6	94	1.57

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 90% · Maths 90% → all three 83% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard83%18th of 211 in Leicestershire

Leicestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Leicestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Leicestershire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard90%

Leicestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth24%

Leicestershire 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard90%

Leicestershire 79% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Leicestershire 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leicestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	83%	22%	110	107
2023/24	78%	14%	108	108
2022/23	72%	14%	109	108

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

Holywell Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.9applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Booth Wood Academy
1.1 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.1applications per place
Mountfields Lodge School
1.6 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.3applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Thorpe Acre Infant School
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Good2023

3.2applications per place
Thorpe Acre Junior School
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

52%met the SATs standard
Sacred Heart Catholic Voluntary Academy
1.7 km · Leicestershire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Loughborough Church of England Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2023

5.3applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Outwoods Edge Primary School
2.1 km · Leicestershire

2026

3.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Saint Mary's Catholic Primary School, Loughborough
2.5 km · Leicestershire

Remains Good2022

3.0applications per place 58%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: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138906 · 855/2331
Trust: Holywell Primary School
Capacity: 420 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 3.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 November 2012
Replaced: Holywell Primary School (URN 120059)
Address: Berkeley Road, Loughborough, LE11 3SJ
Local authority: Leicestershire · Charnwood

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