SchoolFacts.uk

Holton-le-Clay Junior School

Primary · Grimsby · DN36 5DR

Data updated

⇄ Compare with another school
Good

Graded inspection under the pre-November 2025 system

This is an overall-effectiveness grade from the previous inspection framework. The school has not yet had a report-card inspection.

Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 4 June 2024

Read the Ofsted report ↗

At a glance

99 pupils · 55% of 180 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
7–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
29.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
0.9% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
24.8% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
3.7% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
http://www.holtonleclayschools.co.uk
URN
120497

In figures

Ofsted last graded it Good on 4 June 2024, under the framework used before November 2025. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 5.8% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

28 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
71%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
11%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
104
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
105
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school71%
Median of its 12 closest peers42.5%
Lincolnshire average59.3%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Messing Primary SchoolColchester · 120 miles awayGood36%
Marton-Cum-Grafton Church of England Primary SchoolYork · 66 miles awayOutstanding40%
Moreton Morrell CofE Primary SchoolWarwick · 109 miles awayExpected standard55%
Shotley Community Primary SchoolIpswich · 119 miles awayGood9%
Ludwell Primary SchoolShaftesbury · 194 miles awayGood35%
Hampton Lucy CofE Primary SchoolWarwick · 111 miles awayNeeds attention46%
Aston Rowant Church of England Primary SchoolWatlington · 131 miles awayGood40%
Germoe Community Primary SchoolPenzance · 326 miles awayGood45%
Aylburton Church of England Primary SchoolLydney · 162 miles awayStrong standard83%
Cadmore End CofE SchoolHigh Wycombe · 134 miles awayGood17%
Ormesby Village Junior SchoolGreat Yarmouth · 92 miles awayGood70%
Stalmine Primary SchoolPoulton-le-Fylde · 122 miles awayGood56%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 96% (Lincolnshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other Asian background 2% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Asian 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 2%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Lincolnshire 1%, England 1%)

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
5.8%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
18.3%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

0.00 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Lincolnshire: 3.47 suspensions and 0.07 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

Suspensions and exclusions, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
13.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

83% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 17% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

37.5% of teachers took sickness absence, 2 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £53,389; 27.3% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

Vacancies, sickness and pay, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£8,099
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 5% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 7% (8%) · supplies and services 7% (9%) · educational supplies 5% (4%) · bought-in professional services 2% (3%) · catering 1% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £98,889; in-year balance +£41,496

Spending and reserves, last three years Premium

Premium shows the same figures for each of the last three years.

Unlock with SchoolFacts Premium →

Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
9/10among the least deprived fifth of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
8/10less deprived than most of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher25.5%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications20.8%18.1%
In managerial or professional work31.3%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways16.2%18.1%
Residents in very good health38.4%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier90.8%62.3%
Social housing0.8%17.1%
Privately rented8.4%20.5%
Detached houses50.7%22.9%
Flats1.4%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms22.4%21.1%
Households with no car or van7.2%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01026061 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£193,500104 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£159,500–£250,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (59)£240,000
Semi-detached (33)£172,000
Terraced (5)£143,000
Flat (7)£85,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than three quarters of school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0a rural school averages 0.3
Collisions at school-run times
0a rural school averages 0.7
All reported collisions
3a rural school averages 3.4
Of those, serious or fatal
1a rural school averages 0.9

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

Nearby schools