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Hollymount School, Worcester

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Hollymount School is a primary school for pupils aged 2 to 11 in Worcester, part of The Black Pear Trust. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 20th-highest of the 39 schools in Worcester with published results, and 6,834th of 14,452 across England. It was 95% full in 2025.

SATs results
In line with England
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
Below England average
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Worcestershire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Hollymount School in detail

Hollymount School in its own words

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, netball, rugby, yoga, drama, choir, chess, gardening and forest school.

Clubs (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils at Hollymount School reached the expected standard in reading and 80% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 74% in Worcestershire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 80% in reading and 83% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at Hollymount School

For September 2026 entry, 27 families put Hollymount School as their first choice and 38 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 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 Hollymount School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Hollymount School are Carnforth School (0.5 miles, Good, 75% reading, 80% maths); St Barnabas CofE Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 70% reading, 67% maths); Perry Wood Primary and Nursery School (0.6 miles, Good, 91% reading, 87% maths); and Stanley Road Primary School (0.8 miles, Requires improvement, 63% reading, 61% maths).

Hollymount School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

Carnforth SchoolSt Barnabas CofE Primary SchoolPerry Wood Primary and Nursery SchoolStanley Road Primary School

The trust

Hollymount School is one of 8 schools run by The Black Pear Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 58% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 8 schools in The Black Pear Trust

Who goes there

36.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 45.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (38%), Asian (23%) and Black (8%).

Staffing

Hollymount School had 24 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Worcester Shrub Hill Rail Station, about 930 metres away (roughly a 12-minute walk).

11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gorse Hill School (adjacent), 70 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hollymount School stands in is among the 10% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 547 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Worcestershire (78), as is usual near a town centre.

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, Hollymount School issued 7 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Hollymount School are Bishop Perowne CofE College (0.7 miles), Tudor Grange Academy Worcester (0.8 miles), Nunnery Wood High School (1.3 miles) and Blessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College (1.4 miles).

Bishop Perowne CofE CollegeTudor Grange Academy WorcesterNunnery Wood High SchoolBlessed Edward Oldcorne Catholic College

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); 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; DfE exclusions statistics

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 GIAS
Head:Mr Darren Davies
Pupils:377
LA:Worcestershire
Phone:0190523159
Address:Hollymount Road, Worcester, WR4 9SG
Trust:THE BLACK PEAR TRUST (8 schools)
Admissions:Non-selective
Status:open
Opened:1 June 2014

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Outstanding

Personal Development

Outstanding

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 6 June 2023View full report
URN:140933
UKPRN:10046168
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Worcester
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its June 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Leadership & management.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Early years.

At a Glance

36.6%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
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Reading has declined from 80% to 76% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 80% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 78% to 67% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

20.9

Avg class size

22.0

Infant (KS1)

21.8

KS2

17

Total classes

2025/26 academic year

How Does This School Compare?

Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools

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Before and after school care

Hollymount School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school. Source: Free breakfast clubs: schools on the programme, Department for Education Free breakfast clubs in Worcestershire

Getting There

Bus Stops

Gorse Hill School (adj)
74m · 1 min walk
Tunnel Hill (Westbound)
89m · 1 min walk
Holly Mount Road Bottom (Adj)
280m · 5 min walk
Holly Mount Road (adj)
292m · 5 min walk
Cherwell Close (Adj)
320m · 5 min walk

Free school transport

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You apply to the council where you live. Hollymount School is in Worcestershire; for families living there:

Apply to Worcestershire for free school transport. Its policy is on the council's website.

Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
5
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight.

No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt.

1 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 Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 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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Your chances of a place at Hollymount School

Will you get a place at Hollymount School? Get the admissions report

Your home postcode, set against Hollymount School's admissions figures, in one report saved to your account.

What the report includes for Hollymount School:

  • The straight-line distance from your home to Hollymount School.
  • Worcestershire publishes last distance offered figures, but none for Hollymount School that we hold, so the report covers demand, alternatives and dates.
  • Applications, first choices and offers at Hollymount School for 2015 to 2026 entry.
  • How many families in Worcestershire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
  • The nearest state schools to your home, with Ofsted rating, demand and last distance offered where published.
  • Key dates for September 2027 entry and how to apply.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

95%

Near capacity

333 pupils

351 places

18 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Area Demand Pressure - Worcester

Low pressure
New homes approved:2,461
Projected new pupils:615

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Worcester

Across Worcestershire council

Low demand council-wide0.81 applications per place

Places available

6,801

Applications

5,492

Got 1st preference

94.0%

Got preferred school

99.0%

All primary applications across Worcestershire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Inspection History(3)

6 June 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentOutstanding
Leadership & ManagementOutstanding
Early YearsGood
6 June 2017
12 September 2012
Good
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

53

SEN Support

15

EHC Plans

18.0%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Speech, Language & Communication37
Social, Emotional & Mental Health17
Hearing Impairment4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder4
Moderate Learning Difficulty3
Physical Disability2
Specific Learning Difficulty1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
37.9%
Asian
23.4%
Black
8.0%
Mixed
3.7%
Chinese
0.8%
Other
0.3%
Unclassified
8.8%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals36.6%
English as Additional Language45.1%

377

Total Pupils

194

Boys

183

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

15.7:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£50,444

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,964

Per pupil

£2400k

Total funding

£226k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£396,365
EAL funding£48,540
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

7.5%

Overall absence

23.8%

Persistent absence

315

Enrolments

Authorised5.0%
Unauthorised2.6%
Persistent (10%+)23.8%
Severe (50%+)1.3%

Absence trend

4.9%
18/19
5.3%
20/21
8.8%
21/22
7.0%
22/23
7.9%
23/24
7.5%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about Hollymount School

What are SATs results like at Hollymount School?

Of the pupils at Hollymount School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 76% reached the expected standard in reading and 80% did so in maths.

What is Hollymount School's Ofsted rating?

Hollymount School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2023.

What is the catchment area for Hollymount School?

No fixed boundary. When Hollymount School is oversubscribed, Worcestershire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

Is it hard to get a place at Hollymount School?

Hollymount School was close to full in 2025, at 95% of its capacity.

How big are the classes at Hollymount School?

Classes at Hollymount School average 20.9 pupils (2025/26).

How many pupils go to Hollymount School?

Hollymount School has around 377 pupils on roll. 37% are eligible for free school meals.

What is attendance like at Hollymount School?

7.5% of sessions were missed at Hollymount School in 2024/25. 23.8% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).

How do I apply to Hollymount School?

Apply through Worcestershire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hollymount 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.

Does Hollymount School have a breakfast club or after-school club?

Hollymount School is on the Department for Education's free breakfast clubs programme (list updated July 2026), which pays for a free breakfast club for pupils before school.

How many road collisions happen near Hollymount School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 5 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 1 serious and 4 slight. No children aged 0 to 15 were among the people hurt. 1 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 Worcestershire is 5.5 (the median across 276 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Hollymount School?

Hollymount School is at Hollymount Road, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR4 9SG.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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