Hollesley Primary School, Woodbridge
Hollesley Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Woodbridge, part of Asset Education. It was 70% full in 2025.
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 80 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Suffolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 27 Oct 2026
Hollesley Primary School in detail
Hollesley Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Hollesley Primary School is a small and friendly school with a nurturing environment, providing extraordinary opportunities and maximising learning for all pupils with the advantage of expansive grounds for outdoor learning. Hollesley Primary School is a happy, friendly and nurturing school."
The school runs after-school care.
Coming up: an open day on Thursday 19 November 2026 at 1.30pm. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Suffolk
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
Hollesley Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124589), 33% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 17% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
Getting a place at Hollesley Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 7 families put Hollesley Primary School as their first choice and 10 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hollesley Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hollesley Primary School are Bawdsey Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles); Sandlings Primary School (3.1 miles, Good, 91% reading, 73% maths); Eyke Church of England Primary School (5.1 miles, Good, 89% reading, 89% maths); and Orford Church of England Primary School and Nursery (5.4 miles, 78% reading, 67% maths).
Bawdsey Church of England Primary SchoolSandlings Primary SchoolEyke Church of England Primary SchoolOrford Church of England Primary School and Nursery
The trust
Hollesley Primary School is one of 16 schools run by Asset Education, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 55% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
Who goes there
1.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (5%).
In 2026, 17 pupils (22.4%) received SEN support and 2 (2.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.
Staffing
Hollesley Primary School had 5 teachers in 2026, one for every 15 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Hollesley Primary School.
5 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is School (outside), 140 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 0 crimes within a mile of the school. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).
Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Hollesley Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Hollesley Primary School (URN 124589), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.
At a Glance
23.7%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
25.7
Avg class size
24.0
KS2
3
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
Results at Hollesley Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124589). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has declined from 57% to 33% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 21% to 17% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 50% (2024 to 2025).
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Term dates
Hollesley Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Suffolk's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. Hollesley Primary School is in Suffolk; for families living there:
Apply to Suffolk for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.
0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
70%
Available places
74 pupils
105 places
31 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Woodbridge
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Woodbridge
Across Suffolk council
Places available
8,806
Applications
6,492
Got 1st preference
94.9%
Got preferred school
99.1%
All primary applications across Suffolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
17
SEN Support
2
EHC Plans
25.0%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
76
Total Pupils
36
Boys
40
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
5
Teachers
15.2:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£44,473
Mean salary
2026 data
Absence at Hollesley Primary School before it took its current form in 20252024/25
Published under the school's previous registration (URN 124589). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.
6.1%
Overall absence
13.9%
Persistent absence
72
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Questions parents ask about Hollesley Primary School
Are there exam results for Hollesley Primary School?
Hollesley Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 124589), 33% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 17% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.
What is Hollesley Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hollesley Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in April 2025. Before that, as Hollesley Primary School (URN 124589), it was rated Requires Improvement in October 2022.
What is the catchment area for Hollesley Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hollesley Primary School is oversubscribed, Suffolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hollesley Primary School?
Hollesley Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 70% of its 105 places.
How big are the classes at Hollesley Primary School?
Classes at Hollesley Primary School average 25.7 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hollesley Primary School?
Hollesley Primary School has around 76 pupils on roll. 24% are eligible for free school meals.
How do I apply to Hollesley Primary School?
Apply through Suffolk's coordinated admissions process, naming Hollesley Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near Hollesley Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 0 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Suffolk is 4 (the median across 365 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hollesley Primary School?
Hollesley Primary School is at School Lane, Hollesley, Woodbridge, Suffolk, IP12 3RE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)