Hollinhey Primary School

About Hollinhey Primary School

Hollinhey Primary School is a state-funded, mixed primary school in Cheshire East, serving children aged 4 to 11. In the local authority’s primary school rankings, it sits at 88th out of 113 schools, placing it in the bottom half of the table. For context, the top-performing peers in the area are Peover Superior Endowed Primary School, Bexton Primary School, and Ashdene Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. The school’s most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in March 2023, confirmed that it remains Good, a rating it has held since its last graded inspection in 2012. Leadership and management were also judged Good. The nearest school rated Outstanding is Ash Grove Academy, just 1.7 km away, which may be a consideration for families weighing their options within the local landscape.

Academically, Hollinhey’s Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 52%, notably below the Cheshire East local authority average of 64%. This places the school in the bottom 50 nationally for this metric, ranking 10,311 out of 13,686 primary schools. Looking at individual subjects, 76% met the expected standard in maths, 72% in reading, and 69% in writing. At the higher standard, results were modest: 21% in reading, 14% in maths, and 10% in writing. Average scaled scores were 104 in reading and 103 in maths, both close to the national average of 100. The school does not publish progress scores, so it is not possible to see how much value it adds relative to pupils’ starting points.

Hollinhey is a relatively small school with 188 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, receiving 51 applications for 26 places, with 24 first-preference offers made. Facilities include a library, outdoor playground, sensory room, playing fields, art studios, forest school, and a dining hall. Sports offered range from football and cricket to dance and cross country, while clubs include gardening, eco club, film club, and coding. The school’s SEND provision covers moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 12.2% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake. This is a school that suits families who value a Good-rated local option with strong SEND support and a forest school programme, but who are aware that its academic outcomes sit below the LA average.

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