Holywell CofE Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · St Ives, Cambridgeshire
Holywell CofE Primary School is a primary school in St Ives, Cambridgeshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 8 October 2024. Cambridgeshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2021 to 2024 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Mill Way, Needingworth, St Ives, PE27 4TF
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Cambridgeshire
- Pupils on roll
- 193 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 17.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 8 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy coming to this school.”
- “They particularly like reading, mathematics, music and history lessons.”
- “Pupils learn more about subjects from educational visits, taking part in sports festivals or having specialist teaching.”
To improve
- “However, leaders recognise that pupils are capable of even more.”
- “However, there is still work to do on ensuring that there is enough clarity about the depth of knowledge pupils need to secure.”
- “This means that the work some pupils receive in some subjects is not sufficiently effective in extending their learning even further.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 63% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2021 to 2024, as Cambridgeshire published it, drawn on the map
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Cambridgeshire.
- Eastfield Infant and Nursery School 1.7 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Westfield Junior School 1.8 mi School remains Good
- Wheatfields Primary School 1.9 mi Not judged
- Fen Drayton Primary School 2.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Fenstanton and Hilton Primary School 2.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Over Primary School 2.3 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Thorndown Primary School 2.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Swavesey Primary School 2.4 mi Not judged Last distance published