SCHOOL PROFILE

Hollinswood Primary School

Primary Community school URN 123456
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 81.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

12 March 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Telford and Wrekin
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 340 321 full-time · 19 part-time
Female pupils 165 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 175 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.1%
2.3 pts above England
School 27.1%
Telford and Wrekin 27.3%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

47.1%
26.8 pts above England
School 47.1%
Telford and Wrekin 16.5%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

6.5%
5.5 pts above England
School 6.5%
Telford and Wrekin 1.3%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
47.4%
161
African
17.9%
61
Indian
15.9%
54
Any other White background
11.2%
38
White and Black African
2.6%
9
White and Black Caribbean
1.5%
5
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.5% 73 of 340 pupils
0.6 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.5%
Telford and Wrekin 22.1%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.8% 57 pupils
England 14.8% 2.0 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 32
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Social, emotional & mental health 17
Autistic spectrum disorder 1
Hearing impairment 1
Multi-sensory impairment 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

59.0% 1.4 pts below England
School 59.0%
Telford and Wrekin 62.6%
West Midlands 60.0%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

74.0%

0.2 pts above England

School 74.0%
Telford and Wrekin 73.0%
West Midlands 73.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

78.0%

7.7 pts above England

School 78.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.1%
West Midlands 69.9%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

66.0%

6.0 pts below England

School 66.0%
Telford and Wrekin 72.9%
West Midlands 71.4%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.00 pts lower than England
School 4.22%
Telford and Wrekin 5.77%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

8.76%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

7.05 pts lower than England
School 8.76%
Telford and Wrekin 14.62%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Telford and Wrekin 1.66%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

81.0% 7.2 pts below England
Hollinswood Primary School
81.0%
Telford and Wrekin
92.1%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information