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Holton Le Clay Infant School

Primary · Community school · Nr Grimsby, DN36 5AQ

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Holton Le Clay Infant School Ofsted rating

Ofsted four-point inspection gradesInspected 30 Apr 2024

Ofsted rating
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective

School facts

PhasePrimary
TypeCommunity school
Ages5 to 7
Pupils71
GenderMixed
Head teacherMrs Dawne Hunt
Local authorityLincolnshire
WebsiteVisit

Source: Get Information about Schools, URN 120453.

Pupils

2025/26

Pupils at the January school census.

MeasureThis school
Total pupils71
Girls30
Boys41
Eligible for free school mealsPupils from low-income families who can get free school meals.18.3%
First language not English1.4%
School places2024/25Capacity, not including nursery.135
Unfilled placesShare of school places not taken.47.4%
SEN supportPupils with special educational needs who get extra help at school.11
EHC planEducation, health and care plan: a legal plan for pupils with more complex needs.8
Average class size17.5

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and School capacity, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Pupils ethnicity

2025/26

Share of pupils in each ethnic group, as recorded at the January school census.

Pupils ethnicity

White British
97.2%
White and Black Caribbean
1.4%
White and Asian
1.4%
Irish
0%
Traveller of Irish heritage
0%
Other White
0%
Gypsy/Roma
0%
White and Black African
0%
Other mixed
0%
Indian
0%

Source: DfE, Schools, pupils and their characteristics, Academic year 2025/26, published 04 Jun 2026.

Teachers and staff

2025/26

Staff numbers are full-time equivalent (FTE). Teacher turnover shows where the school's teachers were by the following year's census.

MeasureThis school
Pupils per teacher18.4
Pupils per adultAdults include teaching assistants.7.8
Teachers (FTE)3.85
Teaching assistants (FTE)5.24
Support staff (FTE)9.74
Teachers in census year (FTE)2024/253
Teachers who stayed (FTE)2024/252
Teachers who moved to another state school (FTE)2024/250
Teachers who left state schools (FTE)2024/251

Source: DfE, School workforce in England, Reporting year 2025, published 04 Jun 2026.

Admissions

2026/27

Applications and offers for the main entry points. Offers from oversubscribed schools depend on each school's admissions criteria; check the local authority admissions page.

MeasureThis school
Offers made (Reception)Places offered on national offer day.17
Applications (Reception)Includes every preference parents listed.23
First preference applications (Reception)Families who put this school as their first choice.17
First preference offers (Reception)First-choice applicants who were offered a place.17
Applications from another local authority (Reception)3

Source: DfE, Primary and secondary school applications and offers, Academic year 2026/27, published 18 Jun 2026.

Attendance

2025/26

Share of possible sessions missed.

MeasureThis schoolLincolnshireEngland
Overall absence7.2%, worse than England, worse than Lincolnshire4.9%5.1%
Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of sessions.21.8%, worse than England, worse than Lincolnshire12.4%13.2%
Severe absencePupils missing 50% or more of sessions.0%, better than England, better than Lincolnshire1.1%1%

Source: DfE, Pupil absence in schools in England, Autumn and spring term 2025/26, published 15 Oct 2026.

Suspensions and exclusions

2024/25

Suspension rate is the number of suspensions per 100 pupils, so one pupil can be counted more than once. A permanently excluded pupil is removed from the school roll.

MeasureThis school
Suspension rate0%
Pupils with one or more suspensions0%
Permanent exclusion rate0%
Permanent exclusions0

Source: DfE, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England, Academic year 2024/25, published 09 Jul 2026.

Nearby schools

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Schools near Holton Le Clay Infant School
DistancePhaseNameTypeRatingLinks
0.2 miPrimaryHolton-le-Clay Junior SchoolCommunity school
Good
1.1 miPrimaryEnfield Academy of New WalthamAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miSecondaryWaltham Toll Bar AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.4 miPrimaryNew Waltham AcademyAcademy converter
Good
1.7 miPrimaryTetney Primary SchoolCommunity school
Good

Frequently asked questions about Holton Le Clay Infant School

What is Holton Le Clay Infant School's Ofsted rating?

Holton Le Clay Infant School is rated Good by Ofsted, last inspected on 30 Apr 2024.

How hard is it to get into Holton Le Clay Infant School?

For Reception entry in 2026/27, Holton Le Clay Infant School made 17 offers from 23 applications (1.4 per offer), and 17 of 17 first-preference applicants got a place. Applications include every preference parents listed.

How many pupils attend Holton Le Clay Infant School?

Holton Le Clay Infant School has 71 pupils aged 5 to 7.

What is the capacity of Holton Le Clay Infant School?

Holton Le Clay Infant School had 135 school places in 2024/25.

How big are classes at Holton Le Clay Infant School?

At Holton Le Clay Infant School, the average class had 17.5 pupils in 2025/26, and there were 18.4 pupils per teacher.

What is attendance like at Holton Le Clay Infant School?

In 2025/26, pupils at Holton Le Clay Infant School missed 7.2% of sessions (England 5.1%), and 21.8% were persistently absent, missing 10% or more of sessions (England 13.2%).

Figures are the latest published by the Department for Education for each measure. Small numbers are suppressed by the publisher to protect pupils' privacy. Read how Area360 school ratings and rankings work.