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Holly House Special School

Church Street North, Old Whittington, Chesterfield, S41 9QR

Ofsted: Good

Independent

Phase

43

Capacity

7-14

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 18 March 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
43
Boys
34 (79%)
Girls
9 (21%)
Capacity
43 (100% full)
SEND
100.0%
FSM Eligible
76.7%
EAL
0.0%
SEN with EHC Plan
100.0%
SEN Support
0.0%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
3.0:1
Teachers (FTE)
14.3
Budget per Pupil
£55,092/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
24.1% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
52.3% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community special school
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
Not applicable
Sixth Form
Not applicable
Boarders
Boarding school
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 94.6%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.7%

94.6%

White British

2.7%

Mixed White & Black Caribbean

2.7%

Mixed Other

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
131322
UKPRN
10015864
Establishment No.
7000