Hollyfield Primary School

About Hollyfield Primary School

Hollyfield Primary School in Birmingham was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection, a significant improvement from its previous rating of Requires Improvement. The school’s most informative exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined at Key Stage 2, which stands at 52%. That figure is notably below the Birmingham local authority average of 63%, placing Hollyfield in the bottom half of primary schools nationally and within the bottom 50% of schools in the West Midlands region. The school’s ranking score of 52 out of 100 reflects this, and it sits 206th out of 254 primary schools in Birmingham. While the headline combined figure is lower than the local average, individual subject results tell a slightly different story: 77% of pupils met the expected standard in maths, and 74% did so in writing, with reading at 62%.

At the higher standard, the picture is more mixed. Just 2% of pupils achieved the higher standard across all three subjects, and only 3% did so in writing. In reading, 18% reached the higher threshold, and 16% did so in maths. Average scaled scores were 103 for maths and 102 for reading, both close to the national benchmark of 100. The school does not publish progress scores for reading, writing or maths, so it is not possible to compare how much value Hollyfield adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The most recent Ofsted inspection, which took place in November 2022, judged both leadership and management and overall effectiveness as Good, and the school was confirmed to have remained Good in an ungraded inspection later that same academic year.

Hollyfield is a state primary school for mixed genders aged 4 to 11, with a capacity of 420 and currently 407 pupils on roll. It is oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 academic year, there were 125 applications for 45 places, with all 45 first-preference applicants offered a spot. The school has a relatively high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 33.7%. Facilities include an ICT suite, music rooms, a gymnasium, sports hall and a chapel. Sports on offer include football, cricket, gymnastics, dance and rounders, while clubs range from science and coding to film, chess, book club and choir. The school lists a broad range of SEND provisions, covering moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, physical disability, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. This suggests Hollyfield may be a good fit for families seeking a mainstream setting with strong SEND support, though the below-average combined KS2 results are worth weighing carefully.

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