Primary school

Holywell Green Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 4–11
  • Mixed
  • Calderdale
  • HX4 9AE
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2023

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 38%38%2016/17: top 46%2017/18: top 16%16% · 2017/182018/19: top 47%2022/23: top 77%2023/24: top 64%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against Yorkshire and The Humber

Expected standard, RWM68% · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM8% · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score106 · Yorkshire and The Humber 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score107 · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 61% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 50%2016/17: 65% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2017/18: 81% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 65%2018/19: 68% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 66%2022/23: 50% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 60%2023/24: 57% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 62%2024/25: 68% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 64%81%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 3%2016/17: 16% · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2017/18: 13% · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 7%2018/19: 14% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 8%2022/23: 0% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2023/24: 4% · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%2024/25: 8% · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 6%16%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 102 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1022016/17: 105 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032017/18: 108 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052018/19: 105 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042022/23: 101 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052024/25: 106 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 105108101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1032016/17: 106 · 31 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042017/18: 109 · 32 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042018/19: 106 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1052022/23: 103 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042023/24: 104 · 28 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 1042024/25: 107 · 26 pupils · Yorkshire and The Humber 104.5109103No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
8 of 8 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st88
2nd71
3rd90

No last distance offered published

Inspections · 2008–2023

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2011Good
  3. 2015Ungraded visit
  4. 2019Remains Good
  5. 2023Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026134
Free school meals (past 6 years)23.9%
First language not English4.2%
SEN support16.9%
EHC plan6.3%
Absence (sessions missed)4.8%
Persistently absent pupils6.7%

Girls 43%Boys 57%

63.8% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.5
Pupils per adult9.9
  • Classroom teachers 3
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 7.6
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 6 FTE · Whole workforce 16.4 · 29 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,135
Spend per pupil£8,421
Staff spend per pupil£6,535
Reserve per pupil−£206
  • −£27,565revenue reserve
  • −£38,400in-year balance

Grants £7,488 · self-generated £647 · premises £474 per pupil