Holton St Peter Community Primary School

School overview

Holton St Peter Community Primary School is a primary school serving Halesworth, Suffolk, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 130 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. Ofsted rated the school 'Good' in January 2026. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That is down 8.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year, though small year groups can make these figures swing sharply from year to year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 99 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Competition for places is real here - 93% of first-choice applicants were offered a Reception place for September 2026 (15 first choices for 14 places). Overall pupil absence was 6.1%. There are about 21.3 pupils per teacher. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.