Holton St Peter Community Primary School, Halesworth

Ofsted's report card from its 27 January 2026 inspection grades Holton St Peter Community Primary School on 7 areas: 7 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Achievement - Expected standard. "Pupils generally progress well through the school's curriculum."

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Leaders check attendance diligently."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "Leaders have a typically accurate understanding of curriculum quality and teaching."

Early years - Expected standard. "Staff in the early years typically build positive relationships with children."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders promote an inclusive culture."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have an accurate overview of each area of the school's work."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders provide a broad and typically effective personal development programme."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "• Leaders should ensure teachers have the knowledge they need to teach the curriculum well so that pupils build a depth of knowledge and secure the knowledge and skills they need to write well. • Leaders should ensure that staff adapt learning activities with sufficient precision so that all pupils learn the school's ambitious curriculum. • Leaders should ensure that additional funding is used effectively and makes a positive difference to eligible pupils' achievement and the support they receive".

In its own words: "Holton St Peter is a small, friendly community primary school which is set in delightful, spacious grounds in the heart of the pretty village of Holton, just outside the market town of Halesworth. The school serves the villages of Holton, Blyford, Mells, and areas of Sotherton that are within walking distance of the school."

The school runs a breakfast club.

In 2025, 75% of Year 6 pupils at Holton St Peter Community Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 69% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 72% in Suffolk and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 83% in reading and 67% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 15 families put Holton St Peter Community Primary School as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 14 places offered. That is 1.1 first choices for every place. 1 family who put it first was not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holton St Peter Community Primary School are Edgar Sewter Community Primary School (1 mile, Good, 59% reading, 50% maths); Wenhaston Primary School (2.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 86% maths); Bramfield Church of England Primary School (2.4 miles, Good, 92% reading, 83% maths); and Ilketshall St Lawrence School (3.5 miles, Good, 56% reading, 69% maths).

Holton St Peter Community Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.

Holton St Peter Community 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.

26 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Holton St Peter Community Primary School (as of April 2026): 100% would recommend the school and 89% say their child is happy there.

The strongest agreement was that they would recommend the school (100%); the weakest, that they are kept well informed about progress (81%).

12.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 2.1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (91%) and Mixed (6%).

Holton St Peter Community Primary School had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

The nearest railway station is Entrance2, about 0.8 miles away in a straight line.

7 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Blacksmiths Corner (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 7 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Suffolk (32).

In 2024/25, Holton St Peter Community Primary School issued 2 suspensions, 1.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.