Holyhead Primary Academy | Primary in Wednesbury, Sandwell | Ofsted & DfE

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

253

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

253

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

60%

RWM expected · 2024/25

10%

RWM higher · 2024/25

253

Pupils · 2024/25

25%

EAL · 2024/25

12%

Persistent abs. · 2024/25

Ofsted inspection

Good

Ofsted inspection · 12/01/2022

Inadequate

Requires improvement

Good

Outstanding

Local authoritySandwell

PhasePrimary

School typeAcademy

Pupil : teacher ratio20.0:1

AdmissionsNot applicable

Religious characterDoes not apply

StatusOpen

Overview of Holyhead Primary Academy · Primary · Sandwell

Part ofSHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard

60%

-5pp

83%69%55%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 60%

RWM higher standard

10%

+7pp

10%5%0%

'18'19'23'24'25

'25 · 10%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard

77%

Reading higher standard

17%

Writing expected standard

80%

Writing higher standard

17%

Maths expected standard

73%

Maths higher standard

27%

Science expected standard

93%

SPAG expected standard

60%

SPAG higher standard

13%

Reading scaled score

103.0

Maths scaled score

106.0

GPS scaled score

103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll

253

Pupil : teacher ratio

20.0

Workforce data · 2025/26

EAL

25%

FSM eligible

49%

SEN

21%

Overall absence

Persistent absence

12%

Contact

Address

Holyhead Road, Wednesbury, WS10 7PZ

Local authority

Sandwell

Website

www.holyheadprimary.academy

Telephone

01215560114

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History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

Year	RWM expected	RWM higher	Reading exp.	Reading hi.	Writing exp.	Writing hi.	Maths exp.	Maths hi.	Science	SPAG exp.	Read. score	Maths score	GPS score	Reading prog.	Writing prog.	Maths prog.	SEN	Cohort
2024/25	60%	10%	77%	17%	80%	17%	73%	27%	93%	60%	103.0	106.0	103.0	—	—	—	21%	253
2023/24	65%	3%	71%	26%	87%	3%	81%	26%	97%	81%	105.0	106.0	106.0	—	—	—	17%	246
2022/23	55%	0%	76%	17%	72%	7%	76%	7%	86%	52%	103.0	102.0	100.0	-1.80	-0.90	-1.40	12%	208
2018/19	83%	10%	83%	33%	83%	20%	83%	27%	87%	83%	107.0	105.0	106.0	+5.50	+2.00	+2.50	10%	220
2017/18	57%	7%	63%	23%	77%	10%	73%	17%	80%	67%	103.0	103.0	103.0	-1.40	+0.00	-1.00	—	232
2016/17	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	—	New school

Pupils & absence

Year	Pupils	Pupil:teacher	SEN	EAL	FSM ever	Absence	Persistent absence
2024/25	253	23.7	21%	25%	49%	5%	12%
2023/24	246	22.8	17%	29%	47%	5%	12%
2022/23	208	21.5	12%	29%	45%	6%	17%
2021/22	214	22.6	14%	30%	50%	7%	26%
2020/21	217	25.8	16%	29%	40%	—	—
2018/19	220	21.9	10%	26%	44%	5%	12%
2017/18	—	27.9	—	—	—	5%	14%