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Holyhead Primary Academy

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Natalie Shipley

corporate_fareSHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWednesbury, WS10 7PZ

language Visit Website phone 1215560114

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2022

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Students

208

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Expected Standard

60%

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Demand Ratio

1.3x

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Holyhead Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Wednesbury, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.3×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 60% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Holyhead Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Wednesbury, Sandwell, admitting pupils aged 2-11. It is part of SHIRELAND COLLEGIATE ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 253 pupils on roll, of whom 49% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 60% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 10% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #33 of 84 primaries in Sandwell and #5,223 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2022. The school's current overall rating is Good. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Good, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Outstanding, and leadership and management Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.3× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.0:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

60%

LA 60%

Reading77% LA 73%

Writing80% LA 70%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

65%

LA 58%England 61%

Reading71% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing87% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths81% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%England 60%

Reading76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing72% LA 67% · Eng 71%

Maths76% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

100

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.8

Read

LA -0.4

-4.1 to 0.4

-0.9

Write

LA -0.3

-3.1 to 1.3

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.1

-3.6 to 0.7

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

83%

LA 63%England 65%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing83% LA 76% · Eng 78%

Maths83% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.5

Read

LA 0.3

3.2 to 7.7

2.0

Write

LA 0.5

-0.1 to 4.1

2.5

Maths

LA 0.5

0.6 to 4.5

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

57%

LA 60%

Reading63% LA 71%

Writing77% LA 75%

Maths73% LA 72%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.4

Read

LA -0.3

-3.5 to 0.7

Write

LA 0.1

-2.1 to 2.1

-1

Maths

LA 0.1

-2.9 to 0.9

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

12 January 2022

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2022-01-12

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Good

Education

Good

Behaviour

Good

Development

Outstanding

Leadership

Good

2016-11-01

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2014-12-04

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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

0.4%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.4%(1 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 253 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.4%, 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)	253	1	0.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	241	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	255	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	246	1	0.4%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	238	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	219	3	1.4%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	208	3	1.4%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	201	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	214	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	214	2	0.9%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Autumn term)	212	2	0.9%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	221	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	217	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	213	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	214	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	224	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	220	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	215	3	1.4%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	235	4	1.7%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	232	2	0.9%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	222	1	0.5%	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 28 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 11 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

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Holyhead Primary Academy

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

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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