Hollyfield Primary School
General Information
- Address: Hollyfield Road, Sutton Coldfield, B75 7SG – View on map
- Phone: 01213780672
- Website: Visit school website
- Headteacher: Mr Andy Holmes
- Age range: 4-11 years
- Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 43 families put it first for 43 places – 10 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. 2 of the 43 places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 8 · 2024 10 · 2025 10 · 2026 10
- Intake: Mixed
- Religious character: Does not apply
- Nursery provision: No
Who goes here
- Pupils eligible for free school meals: 125
- % eligible for free school meals: 31.3%
- Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (less mixed than the Birmingham average)
- English as an additional language: 18% (England 22%)
Staff
Teachers leaving each year
- Teacher turnover: 18.2% a year (Birmingham 17.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
- Where they went: about 28% moved to another school, 72% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
- Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)
Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.
Behaviour
Awaiting Data
Across Birmingham: suspensions by reason
- Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 21 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 2
- Suspensions for bullying: 38 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
- Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 4 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
- Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)
These are figures for all state primary schools in Birmingham, not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.
Attendance
- Overall absence: 5.5%
- Persistently absent pupils: 14.4%
- Data year: 2024/25
SEN
No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision
- Pupils on SEN Support: 18.8%
- Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.5%
- Data year: 2025/26
Most common needs - SEN Support
- Moderate learning difficulty: 36 pupils
- Social, emotional and mental health: 15 pupils
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 10 pupils
- Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
- Hearing impairment: 2 pupils
Most common needs - EHC Plan
- Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
These figures show the makeup of the school.
Educational Attainment
Good 2022 report
Year 6 SATs results
- Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 66% (England 62%)
- Reached the higher standard: 8% (England 8%)
- Compared with the area: in line with the Birmingham average (65%)
- Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 60% against an expected 58%)
- 3-year average (expected standard): 60%
- Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 74% · Maths 72% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 80%
- Average test scores: reading 106, maths 105
- Based on: 61 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25
View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.
SATs results over time
Year 6 SATs: joint 126th of 264 junior and primary schools in the area
- =126Colebourne Primary School66%
- =126Hillstone Primary School66%
- =126Hollyfield Primary School66%
- =126Kings Heath Primary School66%
- =126New Hall Primary School66%
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70th of 199 primary schools in Birmingham for Ofsted rating
- #68Hillstone Primary SchoolGood
- #69Hodge Hill Primary SchoolGood
- #70Hollyfield Primary SchoolGood
- #71Holy Cross Catholic Primary SchoolGood
- #72Holy Family Catholic Primary SchoolGood
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Financials
Spending per pupil: £6,525 (2024-25)
184th of 249 primary schools in Birmingham for spending per pupil
- #182St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,548
- #183Wheelers Lane Primary School£6,541
- #184Hollyfield Primary School£6,525
- #185Four Oaks Primary School£6,506
- #186Oasis Academy Short Heath£6,505
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