Holyhead Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 12 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
2 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Sandwell
Unique reference
144630
Address
Holyhead Road, WS10 7PZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
253 (97% of total capacity)
Boys
49.0%
Girls
51.0%
First language not English
24.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
40.3%
Persistent absence
9.3%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 49%
Mixed 15.3%
Bangladeshi 8.3%
Other Asian 7.1%
Other White 4.7%
Indian 4.7%
African 3.2%
Pakistani 2.8%
Caribbean 2%
Other Black 0.8%
Chinese 0.8%
Other 0.8%
Unclassified 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.8
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-1.4
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 65%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 3%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Holyhead Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
29
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
35
2nd preference
8
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
14
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
28
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
8
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 classes29.3
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.3
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Early Years 2, Part-time
8
5
3
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
7
5
2
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
2
1
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
17
8
9
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
4
5
Reception, Full-time
30
13
17
Year 1
29
13
16
Year 2
30
16
14
Year 3
30
11
19
Year 4
32
19
13
Year 5
29
13
16
Year 6
30
16
14
Year 2024-2025

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