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Holly Hill Primary and Nursery School

Community school · Nottingham · NG16 6AW

Ages 3–11 · 313 pupils · Nottinghamshire

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Ofsted

School remains Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

52%

Overall absence

5.9%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

School remains Good

Inspection date

2024-01-18

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)52%
Higher standard (RWM)6%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.9%
Persistent absence (10%+)19.8%
Unauthorised1.9%
Authorised absence
4.0%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.8%
Enrolments in measure
263

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

36

Places offered

36

1st-preference offers

36

Total preferences (any rank)
56
Preferred offers (top 3)
36
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill89%

313 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
313
Boys / girls
162 / 151
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
313 / 350 (89%)
Free school meals
33.7%
FSM pupils
102
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Leanne Steed

Location

Address
School Road, Off Portland Road, Selston
Postcode
NG16 6AW
Town
Nottingham
County
Nottinghamshire
Local authority
Nottinghamshire
District
Ashfield
Constituency
Ashfield
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, 313 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 33.7%.

Open schools in Nottingham
309
Primary schools in Nottingham
226
Academies among open schools in Nottingham
60% (185)
Open schools in NG16
34
Primary in NG16
27
Open schools in Nottinghamshire LA
371
Primary in Nottinghamshire LA
286

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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    • KS261%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM16.7%
    • Demand1.13

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    • Absence5.1%
    • FSM30.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence7.9%
    • FSM43.1%

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    • Absence5.7%
    • FSM21.6%
    • Demand1.00

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    • Absence7.8%
    • FSM37.8%
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  • Westwood Infant and Nursery School

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    • FSM26.8%
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  • Underwood Church of England Primary School

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    • Absence4.1%
    • FSM8.7%
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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Leanne Steed
Telephone
01773783909
Website
https://hollyhillnotts.secure-primarysite.net/

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