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EnglandEast of EnglandHuntingdonshirePE27 4TFHolywell CofE Primary School
Primary

Holywell CofE Primary School

Primary

Huntingdonshire · St Ives · PE27 4TF www.holywellprimary.co.uk

Pupils
199
cap. 210
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
63%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
199
Pupils · 2024/25
6%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 08/10/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCambridgeshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of Holywell CofE Primary School · Primary · Cambridgeshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
63%
-15pp
86%75%63%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 63%
RWM higher standard
4%
0pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
81%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
67%
Writing higher standard
4%
Maths expected standard
70%
Maths higher standard
26%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
70%
SPAG higher standard
26%
Reading scaled score
106.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
104.0

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
199
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
6%
FSM eligible
12%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%

Contact

Address
Mill Way, Needingworth, St Ives, PE27 4TF
Local authority
Cambridgeshire
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

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

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2563%4%81%33%67%4%70%26%81%70%106.0104.0104.020%199
2023/2478%4%89%41%81%11%85%30%89%89%109.0106.0109.015%200
2022/2367%0%81%33%74%0%78%15%85%81%107.0104.0106.0+2.00-2.10+0.6012%205
2018/1969%9%78%34%94%13%78%25%84%69%107.0105.0106.0+3.90+2.40+1.508%206
2017/1886%14%95%38%100%19%90%43%100%81%107.0107.0107.0+0.80+1.50+1.8010%206
2016/1783%14%97%48%93%45%93%38%97%100%109.0108.0110.0+1.80+2.10+0.607%197

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.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2519923.720%6%12%5%9%
2023/2420021.915%4%11%4%7%
2022/2320522.512%4%9%5%13%
2021/2220122.711%2%9%7%17%
2020/2119220.18%3%5%
2018/1920623.68%4%7%4%6%
2017/1820624.710%4%8%3%5%
2016/1719722.37%4%4%4%6%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.