Hollyfield Primary School

  • Primary
  • Local authority maintained
  • Ages 4 to 11
Ofsted: Good

Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7SGOpen in maps (opens in a new tab)

Hollyfield Primary School is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 501 schools in Birmingham. It ranks 22nd of 25 primary schools in Sutton Coldfield. Its latest Ofsted rating is Good, from an inspection in May 2013.

Ofsted inspection

Inspected 8 May 2013, report published 28 May 2013

Overall effectiveness
Good
Leadership and management
Good

What Ofsted said

From the inspection on 22 November 2022

Leaders are ambitious for all pupils at Hollyfield Primary School. They are committed to ensuring that every pupil achieves well. Pupils are happy, feel safe and enjoy coming to school. However, some pupils do not attend as regularly as they should and are sometimes late. This means that their learning is disrupted and affects how well they achieve. Leaders have planned an ambitious curriculum. Pupils enjoy reading. This is because leaders ensure that reading is taught well. Parents are positive about the quality of education their children receive. Leaders offer pupils a range of trips and visits to broaden their interests. For example, pupils visit a farm to learn about life cycles. They also visit a toy museum to deepen their knowledge of children's play in Victorian times. Older pupils enjoy the 'space sleepover' and Condover Hall residential. Pupils enjoy attending a range of clubs. These include choir, multisport, football, dance and gymnastics. Leaders ensure that pupils engage well when learning in classrooms. Pupils are kind and respectful of one another. They play well together at social times. Rare incidents of bullying are 'nipped in the bud' by leaders. Pupils are confident that staff will resolve any concerns they have.

What the school should improve

  • Some pupils do not attend school regularly or on time. This disrupts their learning and
  •  impacts on how well they achieve. Leaders should strengthen the monitoring of pupils' attendance and punctuality, and work closely with parents so that all pupils attend school regularly and punctually.
  • In the early years, staff's planning and expectations of learning in the wider curriculum are not clear enough. On occasion, children lack direction and are unclear about what is expected of them. Leaders should ensure that staff plan for and support children to practise and consolidate their learning when working independently.
  • Leaders do not have robust assessment systems in place for foundation subjects. This means that subject leaders do not check how well pupils are achieving in the curriculum. Leaders should support subject leaders to systematically monitor how well pupils are learning, to check that they are making good progress in all subjects.

Exam results

SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25

61 pupils took the tests

Expected standard in reading, writing and maths66%

66%, 4 percentage points above the England average of 62%.

Higher standard in reading, writing and maths8%

8%, the same as the England average.

Reading, average scaled score106

106, the same as the England average.

Maths, average scaled score105

105, the same as the England average.

Grammar, punctuation and spelling, average scaled score108

108, 3 above the England average of 105.

Pupil numbers and mix

399 pupils on roll, with places for 420

Eligible for free school meals31.3%

31.3%, 4.8 percentage points above the England average of 26.5%.

English as an additional language17.5%

17.5%, 4.1 percentage points below the England average of 21.6%.

Special educational needs support18.8%

18.8%, 4 percentage points above the England average of 14.8%.

Education, health and care plan0.5%

0.5%, 5.5 percentage points below the England average of 6%.

Schools near Hollyfield Primary School

SchoolDistanceOfstedResults
Holy Cross Catholic Primary School0.5 milesOfsted: Good73% met the expected standard
Whitehouse Common Primary School0.7 milesOfsted: Good79% met the expected standard
Town House Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted inspectionNot published
New Hall Primary School0.9 milesOfsted: Good66% met the expected standard
Maney Hill Primary School1 mileOfsted: Good75% met the expected standard

School details

School type
Foundation school
Sector
Local authority maintained
Trust
Four Oaks Learning Trust For Excellence
Age range
4 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Nursery classes
No
Headteacher
Mr Andy Holmes
Address
Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7SG
Local authority
Birmingham
URN
131672

School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.