Holly Grove Primary Academy

Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Burntwood, Staffordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Not published

From Staffordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Holly Grove Primary Academy is a primary school in Burntwood, Staffordshire for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Staffordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.

Holly Grove Primary Academy catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	Not published

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 9% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
For Reception 2026 there were 40 first-choice applications for 30 offers; all 30 went to first-choice families, and 10 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
The 2026 Reception figure of 1.3 first choices per offer was the 8th highest of 296 Staffordshire primary schools.
Of its pupils, 12.3% are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 22.7% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Staffordshire.

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Staffordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Holly Grove Lane, Chase Terrace, Burntwood, WS7 1LU
Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Council: Staffordshire
Pupils on roll: 293 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 12.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 28.8

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 14 April 2026

Strengths

“Pupils enjoy coming to this school and feel part of a caring community.”
“They describe their school as welcoming and say that staff know them well.”
“Pupils build positive relationships with staff and with each other.”

To improve

“Pupils do not fare as well in the Year 4 multiplication tables check.”
“However, there is variability in the quality of writing across year groups.”
“Further opportunities for pupils to write at length or in depth are not consistent across the school.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 June 2026 (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)	70%	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: 40 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 30 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Staffordshire.

Chase Terrace Primary School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
Boney Hay Primary Academy 0.6 mi Standards maintained
St Joseph & St Theresa Catholic Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Springhill Primary Academy 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Highfields Primary Academy 1.3 mi School remains Good
Gentleshaw Primary Academy 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Ridgeway Primary Academy 1.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
Norton Canes Primary Academy 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published