Holywell Primary School
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Loughborough · LE11 3SJ · Leicestershire
Ages 4–11
- KS278%
- Absence3.4%
- FSM3.9%
- Demand0.98
0.3 miles away
OpenOfsted: School remains OutstandingURN 120352
Ashmount School
Community special school · Loughborough · LE11 4SQ
Ages 4–19 · 209 pupils · Leicestershire
Ofsted
School remains Outstanding
Overall absence
11.2%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
School remains Outstanding
Inspection date
2023-07-11
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence11.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)30.9%
Unauthorised1.2%
- Authorised absence
- 9.9%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 4.3%
- Enrolments in measure
- 162
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill120%
209 pupils · 168 places
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- Boys / girls
- 139 / 70
- School capacity
- 168
- Capacity fill
- 209 / 168 (124%)
- Free school meals
- 46.5%
- FSM pupils
- 79
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Community special school
Age range
Ages 4–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Community special school
- Headteacher
- Mr David Deacon
Location
- Address
- Thorpe Hill
- Postcode
- LE11 4SQ
- Town
- Loughborough
- County
- Leicestershire
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- District
- Charnwood
- Constituency
- Loughborough
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed community special school, Ages 4–19, in Loughborough, Leicestershire, 209 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 46.5%. SEN provision includes: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty.
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Academy converter · Primary
Loughborough · LE11 4PG · Leicestershire
Ages 4–11
- FSM14.3%
0.4 miles away
Higher education institutions
Loughborough · LE11 3TU · Leicestershire
0.6 miles away
De Lisle College Loughborough Leicestershire
Ofsted: School remains GoodAcademy converter · Secondary
Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att854.1
- P80.6
- EM5+63%
- Absence7.3%
0.7 miles away
Charnwood College
Ofsted: GoodAcademy sponsor led · Secondary
Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire
Ages 11–18
- Att843.8
- P80.2
- EM5+37%
- Absence7.4%
0.8 miles away
Thorpe Acre Junior School
Ofsted: School remains GoodCommunity school · Primary
Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire
Ages 7–11
- KS252%
- Absence7.4%
- FSM36.2%
0.8 miles away
Thorpe Acre Infant School
Ofsted: GoodCommunity school · Primary
Loughborough · LE11 4SQ · Leicestershire
Ages 4–7
- Absence6.4%
- FSM27.6%
- Demand0.84
0.8 miles away
Other independent special school
LE11 3HU · Leicestershire
Ages 7–19
- Att829.3
- EM5+0%
1.0 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Mr David Deacon
- Telephone
- 01509268506