Hollywood Primary School, Birmingham

Ofsted's report card from its 30 June 2026 inspection grades Hollywood Primary School on 7 areas: 4 expected standard and 3 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Early years - Expected standard. "Leaders' work to make sure the early years is a positive start for children has been successful."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders have worked to improve inclusion and, over time, pupils are benefiting from these improvements."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have made many positive changes to the school in recent times."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders make sure that pupils benefit from many opportunities to develop personally, socially and emotionally."

Achievement - Needs attention. "Pupils' achievement is not yet good enough."

Attendance and behaviour - Needs attention. "Leaders' work to support pupils to attend school regularly is working well."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "Leaders have not yet adapted the curriculum well enough so that all pupils can learn as much as possible in the different subjects."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders must make sure that all learning activities are adapted to meet pupils' needs in all subjects so that they make better progress from their starting points"; "Leaders should make sure that the quality of the work that pupils produce is of a high standard and reflects a consistent approach to leaders' expectations for handwriting"; "Leaders should further develop adult interactions in the early years so that pupils make better progress in continuous provision activities"; "Leaders must make sure that the strategies that are put in place to support pupils' behaviour are having the desired impact, resulting in fewer suspensions".

From the headteacher's welcome: "There are 400 children from 4 to 11 years of age at Hollywood School, arranged in 14 mixed ability classes staffed by both teachers and teaching assistants. The school has an ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) Resource Base which caters to the needs of 1 3 children, with specialist staff and resources."

In 2025, 66% of Year 6 pupils at Hollywood Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 64% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 76% in Birmingham and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 70% in reading and 75% in maths in 2024.

For September 2026 entry, 42 families put Hollywood Primary School as their first choice and 117 named it as one of their preferences, for 47 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Hollywood Primary School are St Jude's Catholic Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 93% reading, 82% maths); Grendon Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 68% reading, 72% maths); Highters Heath Community School (0.7 miles, 73% reading, 77% maths); and Peterbrook Primary School (0.9 miles).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Hollywood Primary School.

Hollywood Primary School is one of 37 schools run by The Elliot Foundation Academies Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

37.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 12% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (70%), Mixed (13%) and Asian (6%).

Hollywood Primary School has a resourced provision for autism: 13 places, 13 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Whitlocks End Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wychelm Farm Road (after), 180 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 245 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Birmingham (435).

In 2024/25, Hollywood Primary School issued 9 suspensions, 2.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Hollywood Primary School are Christ Church, Church of England Secondary Academy (1 mile); and Woodrush High School (1 mile).