Holywell Primary and Nursery School
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 3–11 · Birmingham, Worcestershire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Worcestershire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Holywell Primary and Nursery School is a primary school in Birmingham, Worcestershire for ages 3–11 (academy sponsor led). Worcestershire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Holywell Primary and Nursery School 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2022 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2021 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2020 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2026, every Reception applicant was offered a place, though places ran out in 2 of the 6 earlier years with a published outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 44 first-choice applications for 52 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 8 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In Reception 2026, 41 of the 87 applications (47%) came from families living outside Worcestershire, and 29 offers went to them.
- In 2024/25, 70% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%); 2% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Worcestershire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Rubery, Rednal, Birmingham, B45 9EY
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Worcestershire
- Pupils on roll
- 410 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 22% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 21.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
No Ofsted grade
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: 44 first-preference applications, 52 offers in total, 44 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 Worcestershire.
- Beaconside Primary and Nursery School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Lickey Hills Primary School and Nursery 1.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Romsley St Kenelm's CofE Primary School 1.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Fairfield First School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Catshill First School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St Andrew's CofE First School 2.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Lickey End First School 3.0 mi Good Last distance published
- Blackwell First School 3.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published