Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School

About Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School

Skellingthorpe the Holt Primary School sits within the Lincolnshire local authority, a large county with 280 primary schools. Among these, it ranks 165th, placing it in the middle of the pack. For context, the top-performing peers in the area include Quadring Cowley & Brown's Primary School, Deeping St Nicholas Primary School, and The Tydd St Mary Church of England Primary School. The school itself is a state-funded, mixed primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no religious character and no nursery or sixth-form provision. It is located in the North Kesteven district of the East Midlands and is led by headteacher Julie Leach. With 196 pupils on roll against a capacity of 210, it is not at full capacity, yet it was oversubscribed for the 2025/26 intake, receiving 44 applications for 21 places and making offers to all 21 first-preference families. Just over 15% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which is slightly above the national average for primary schools.

Academically, the school’s most recent Ofsted inspection in February 2023 confirmed it remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections. The inspection report highlighted Good leadership and management, Good early years provision, and Good overall effectiveness. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined — below the Lincolnshire local authority average of 57%. However, individual subject results show variation: 95% of pupils reached the expected standard in writing, compared with 55% in reading and 77% in maths. At the higher standard, 9% achieved the combined measure, with 32% reaching higher in reading and writing, and 23% in maths. Average scaled scores were 103 in reading and 105 in maths. Nationally, the school ranks in the bottom 50% of primaries for the combined expected standard, sitting at the 77th percentile.

The school offers a solid range of facilities, including a library, gymnasium, ICT suite, art studios, and a forest school, alongside a chapel and dining hall. Sports provision covers football, gymnastics, cricket, and cross country, while extracurricular clubs include coding, book club, eco club, drama, choir, and art club. For pupils with additional needs, the school supports a broad spectrum of SEND, including dyslexia, speech and language communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, social and emotional mental health needs, and visual impairment. With its oversubscribed status and strong local demand, this is a school that appeals to families in the Skellingthorpe area who value a well-resourced primary with a wide range of clubs and a clear focus on writing outcomes. It may particularly suit children who thrive in a smaller, community-based setting with good early years provision and a forest school programme.

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