Holly Lodge Primary Academy

About Holly Lodge Primary Academy

Parents at Holly Lodge Primary Academy are broadly positive, with 76% of respondents to the Ofsted Parent View survey saying they would recommend the school. The survey, which ran between September 2024 and September 2025 and gathered 123 responses, shows particular strength in the school's range of clubs and activities, with 92% of parents agreeing or strongly agreeing their child can take part. The school is clearly popular locally: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 119 applications for just 60 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.98. Of those, 53 families put it as their first preference, and all 53 received offers. However, the picture is not entirely rosy. On the question of whether concerns are dealt with properly, 27% of parents disagreed or strongly disagreed, and 28% felt the same about support for children with SEND. The school's most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in December 2024, found that standards were maintained, keeping its overall Good rating.

Academically, Holly Lodge performs well above the local average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 71% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with the Surrey local authority average of 66%. The school's score of 71 places it 3rd out of 19 primary schools in Guildford, putting it in the top 16% locally. Nationally, it ranks in the top 28% of all primary schools. Reading and maths average scores were 106 and 105 respectively, both above the national benchmark of 100. At the higher standard, 10% of pupils achieved in all three subjects, with 32% reaching that level in reading and 26% in maths. The school's previous graded Ofsted inspection in 2013 rated it Good overall, with Good leadership and management, a notable improvement from its 2011 Requires Improvement rating.

The school offers a strong range of facilities for a primary, including a library, ICT suite, sports hall, music rooms, art studios and a sensory room, plus a Forest School programme. There are clubs covering film, gardening, art, chess, choir and eco activities, and sports include netball, football, dance, rounders and cross country. SEND provision is listed for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulties, speech and language needs, social and emotional mental health, and autistic spectrum disorder. With 424 pupils against a capacity of 436, the school is nearly full, and 14.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals. Holly Lodge will suit families who want a well-regarded local primary with strong academic outcomes and a broad extracurricular offer, though parents with particular concerns about SEND support or complaint handling may want to speak to the school directly.

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