Holystone Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Nov 16 2023 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
North Tyneside
Unique reference
108581
Address
Whitley Road, Holystone, NE27 0DA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
465 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
48.8%
Girls
51.2%
First language not English
7.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
10.1%
Persistent absence
8.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
11.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.8%
Chinese 6%
Indian 5.4%
Mixed 5.2%
Other White 1.5%
Other Asian 1.1%
African 1.1%
Other 0.9%
Unclassified 0.9%
Pakistani 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.2
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 16%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holystone Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
70
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
58
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
52
27
25
Reception, Full-time
60
29
31
Year 1
60
31
29
Year 2
59
31
28
Year 3
60
32
28
Year 4
60
26
34
Year 5
58
28
30
Year 6
56
23
33
Year 2024-2025

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