Holway Park Community Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 25 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 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
Somerset
Unique reference
123739
Address
Shakespeare Avenue, TA1 2JA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
369 (91% of total capacity)
Boys
49.1%
Girls
50.9%
First language not English
28.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
34.7%
Persistent absence
22.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.7%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 64.5%
Other White 10%
African 9.8%
Indian 4.9%
Mixed 3.5%
Other Asian 1.9%
Unclassified 1.9%
Other Black 1.1%
Other 1.1%
Chinese 0.5%
Irish 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.6
WritingAbove average2.4
MathsAverage0.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 48%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%

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

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holway Park Community Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
26
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
23
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
23
2nd preference
0
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 classes22.7
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher21
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
47
24
23
Year 1
46
22
24
Year 2
37
18
19
Year 3
50
24
26
Year 4
41
20
21
Year 5
64
29
35
Year 6
84
44
40
Year 2024-2025

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