Hollycroft Primary School
Primary · Free schools · Mixed · Leicestershire
Greenfinch Road, HINCKLEY, LE10 3GL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
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No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
93.0%
25.0% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
71
Capacity used
Has space34%
210 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
20 of 20 families who put it first got an offer
23
Places offered
123
Total applications
5.3
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 20 | 20 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 41 | 3 | ● 7% |
| 3rd preference | 42 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Later preferences (4th–5th) | 20 | 0 | ● 0% |
| Total | 123 | 23 | 19% |
1st preference success by year
Leicestershire lets families list 5 preferences. 1 applications came from outside the council area (0 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Free schools
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Natalie Hackett
- Address
- Greenfinch Road, HINCKLEY, LE10 3GL
- Phone
- 01455241171
- Local authority
- Leicestershire
- Ward / constituency
- Hinckley Trinity · Hinckley and Bosworth
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 149749
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 10% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 6% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: OADBY, WIGSTON AND LEICESTERSHIRE SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
71 pupils · 210 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
23 June 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Strong standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Strong standard Early years Strong standard Personal development and wellbeing Strong standard Post-16 provision Not applicable
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 24 pupils
Attendance
93.0%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
7.0%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
25.0%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
4.2%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Leicestershire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.