Holden Lane Academy
Performance (KS2 SATs)
Three-year trends
Last three years of DfE data. How to read trends
Getting a place
Every child who put Holden Lane Academy first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.
Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).
School profile
- Age range
- 3–11
- Pupils on roll
- 225
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
Pupil background
Special educational needs
Staffing & funding
“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means
Nearby primary schools
Location
Official sources
About Holden Lane Academy
Holden Lane Academy is a primary school in Stoke-on-Trent, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. Around 225 pupils aged 3 to 11 attend the school. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 77% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well above the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 7.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 30% of primary schools nationally.
Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 106 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Holden Lane Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 19 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 20.1 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 61% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. Holden Lane Academy does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. 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.