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Holywell Village First School

Northumberland, NE25 0LNPrimaryAges 3–9MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
5 Good
Jan 2025
KS2 Results
No data
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
19 1st-choice / 19 places
Ranking
Not ranked

About Holywell Village First School

Holywell Village First School is a state primary in Northumberland, a local authority that contains 127 primary schools, of which only nine currently hold an Outstanding rating from Ofsted. The school is one of them. In the local ranking of same-type schools, it sits just behind Eastlea Primary School, Belsay Primary School, and St Aidan's Catholic Primary School in Ashington, which occupy the top three spots. Holywell Village is a mixed, non-religious first school for children aged three to nine, with a nursery on site. It is led by headteacher Sarah Brett and currently has 157 pupils on roll, slightly above its official capacity of 150. The school is notably oversubscribed: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 40 applications for 19 places, all of which went to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 2.11. That level of demand suggests a strong local reputation, and the school's recent Ofsted inspection in January 2025 confirms why.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 9 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHolywell, Whitley Bay, Northumberland, NE25 0LN
HeadteacherSarah Brett
Local AuthorityNorthumberland
Number of Pupils157
Free School Meals (FSM)13.9%
School Capacity157 / 150 (105% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

21 Jan 2025
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Quality of Education
Outstanding
Behaviour & Attitudes
Outstanding
Personal Development
Outstanding
Leadership & Management
Outstanding
Early Years Provision
Outstanding

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 13 Mar 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

6
Outdoor PlaygroundGymnasiumForest SchoolDining HallArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

9

Sports

RoundersAthleticsFootballCross CountryGymnasticsNetball

Clubs & Activities

Art ClubDramaFilm Club

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning DifficultyOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Holywell Village First School has been rated "Outstanding" by Ofsted. This means the school provides an exceptional quality of education, and pupils thrive both academically and personally.