SCHOOL PROFILE

Hollycroft Primary School

Primary Free schools URN 149749
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 33.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Ofsted inspection information

Latest published outcome No overall judgement
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Free schools
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Leicestershire
Trust OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 71 71 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 32 45.1% of pupils
Male pupils 39 54.9% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

9.9%
14.9 pts below England
School 9.9%
Hinckley and Bosworth 16.6%
East Midlands 25.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

8.5%
11.8 pts below England
School 8.5%
Hinckley and Bosworth 7.2%
East Midlands 18.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Hinckley and Bosworth 0.4%
East Midlands 0.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
83.1%
59
African
5.6%
4
Any other White background
2.8%
2
Indian
2.8%
2
White and Asian
2.8%
2
Any other Mixed background
1.4%
1
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 43.7% 31 of 71 pupils
22.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 43.7%
Hinckley and Bosworth 21.4%
East Midlands 19.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 18.3% 13 pupils
England 14.8% 3.5 pts above
EHC plans 25.4% 18 pupils
England 6.0% 19.3 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
No specialist assessment yet 8
Speech, language & communication 7
Other difficulty or disability 2
Hearing impairment 1
Vision 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.

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

6.99%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.78 pts higher than England
School 6.99%
Hinckley and Bosworth 5.57%
East Midlands 5.90%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.00%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.18 pts higher than England
School 25.00%
Hinckley and Bosworth 12.99%
East Midlands 14.53%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

4.17%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

2.36 pts higher than England
School 4.17%
Hinckley and Bosworth 1.62%
East Midlands 1.72%
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

33.8% 54.4 pts below England
Hollycroft Primary School
33.8%
Hinckley and Bosworth
84.2%
East Midlands
86.8%
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