Holywell School
About the school
Holywell School is an open all-through school in Central Bedfordshire.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 July 2023
- Published
- 21 September 2023
- Inspection type
- Ungraded inspection
- Latest outcome
- School remains Good
Results and school context
Secondary academic results
No data is available for 2024/25.
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 27%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 50%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 1%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 3%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 65%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 70%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 29%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 61%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 71%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 61%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 66%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 15%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 20%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 78%
- Central Bedfordshire
- 78%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Central Bedfordshire
- 104
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 103
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 102
- Central Bedfordshire
- 103
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
711
Girls
50.07%
Boys
49.93%
SEN support
13.64%
Education, health and care plan
3.80%
English as an additional language
5.90%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
17.58%
Overall absence
5.73
Persistent absence
15.28