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Holbrook Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Wiltshire

Holbrook Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 0PS

Website 01225753708

52

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Good

Graded 05/03/2024

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.9%

8.1% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

227

Capacity used

Has space

69%

329 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

33 of 33 families who put it first got an offer

33

Places offered

60

Total applications

1.8

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference3333● 100%
2nd preference220● 0%
3rd preference50● 0%
Total603355%

1st preference success by year

100%
2020
100%
2021
100%
2022
100%
2023
100%
2024
100%
2025

Wiltshire lets families list 3 preferences. 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
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Vicki Cottrell
Address
Holbrook Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 0PS
Phone
01225753708
Local authority
Wiltshire
Ward / constituency
Trowbridge Drynham · South West Wiltshire
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
126269

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals26%——
English as additional language10%——
SEN support16%——
47% boys (106)53% girls (121)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 3 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

227 pupils · 329 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 24

    05 March 2024

    Full graded inspection

    Good overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
View all Ofsted reports

Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 211 pupils

Attendance

95.9%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

4.1%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

8.1%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.5%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

1.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

6%
20/21
18%
21/22
15%
22/23
10%
23/24
8%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths52%——
Higher standard0%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard62%
+0% vs England
Higher standard3%
-5% vs England

Reading

Expected standard74%
-1% vs England
Higher standard31%
-2% vs England
Average score104
-2 vs England

Writing

Expected standard69%
-3% vs England
Greater depth5%
-8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard79%
+5% vs England
Higher standard21%
-5% vs England
Average score104
-1 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard59%
-14% vs England
Higher standard23%
-7% vs England
Average score103
-2 vs England

Science

Expected standard90%
+8% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

602019672023522024622025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)62%61%
Higher standard3%8%

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 Wiltshire council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

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.