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Holywell Village First School

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personMrs Sarah Brett

location_onWhitley Bay, NE25 0LN

language Visit Website phone 1912370384

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2025

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Students

166

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Holywell Village First School is a Community school primary school in Whitley Bay, serving ages 3-9. Rated Good by Ofsted.

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School Summary

Holywell Village First School is a community school in Whitley Bay, Northumberland, admitting pupils aged 3-9. The school has approximately 157 pupils on roll, of whom 16% are eligible for free school meals.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2025. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Outstanding, behaviour and attitudes Outstanding, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.8:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

21 January 2025

Inspection Report

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28 January 2020

Inspection Report

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29 June 2016

Inspection Report

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28 September 2010

Inspection Report

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04 March 2008

Inspection Report

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06 December 2004

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

4 Evaluations

2025-01-21

S5 Inspection EIF

Not Judged

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Why no overall grade?

From autumn 2024, Ofsted stopped issuing a single headline grade (Outstanding / Good / RI / Inadequate). Instead, each inspection area is graded individually. This follows a major review after the death of headteacher Ruth Perry in 2023. The overall effectiveness field is left as "Not judged" in the published data.

Education

Outstanding

Behaviour

Outstanding

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Outstanding

2016-06-29

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2010-09-28

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2008-03-04

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 157 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	153	2	1.3%	0.9%	1
2023/24 (Summer term)	164	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	166	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	166	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	163	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	162	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	157	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	160	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	168	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	168	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	166	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	170	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	170	1	0.6%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	171	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	170	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	172	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	169	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	173	0	0.0%	0.5%	0

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 6 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 4 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 2 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 1 pupils

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Holywell Village First School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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