Holly Spring Primary School
Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2SW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Tracy King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 660
- Pupils on roll
- 603
- URN
- 109807
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344483920
About this school
Holly Spring Primary School is a community primary school in Bracknell. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 603 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Holly Spring Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 80 | 87 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 56% | 48% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 1% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 59% | 73% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 52% | 74% | 72% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 54% | 63% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.30 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holly Spring Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 62% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 61.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 48% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 649 |
| 2023/24 | 642 |
| 2024/25 | 613 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holly Spring Primary School compares
Holly Spring Primary School ranked 24th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48% | 4.8% | 18.6% | 603 | — |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell | 90% | 3.8% | 4.3% | 210 | 0.3 miles |
| Whitegrove Primary School | 66% | 3.7% | 2.9% | 418 | 0.7 miles |
| Sandy Lane Primary School | 52% | 5.7% | 17.5% | 422 | 0.8 miles |
| Harmans Water Primary School | 35% | 5.8% | 21.2% | 445 | 0.8 miles |
| Fox Hill Primary School | 59% | 5.7% | 19.9% | 214 | 1.2 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.58%
- English as an additional language
- 32.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.79%
- Persistent absence
- 11.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell0.3 miles
Primary · Bracknell Forest
-
Whitegrove Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Sandy Lane Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Harmans Water Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bracknell
-
Fox Hill Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Bracknell
Other schools in Bracknell
Holly Spring Primary School ranks 15th of the 17 ranked primary schools in Bracknell.
- Binfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Crown Wood Primary School Primary
- Fox Hill Primary School Primary
- Great Hollands Primary School Primary
- Harmans Water Primary School Primary
- Jennett's Park CofE Primary School Primary
- King's Academy Meadow Vale Primary
- King's Academy Oakwood Primary
- Sandy Lane Primary School Primary
- St Margaret Clitherow Catholic Primary School, Bracknell Primary
- St Michael's Easthampstead Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- The Pines School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Holly Spring Primary School teach?
- Holly Spring Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Bracknell.
- Who is the headteacher of Holly Spring Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holly Spring Primary School is Mrs Tracy King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Holly Spring Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holly Spring Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Holly Spring Primary School?
- Holly Spring Primary School has 603 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holly Spring Primary School full?
- Holly Spring Primary School has capacity for 660 pupils and 603 on roll (91%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holly Spring Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holly Spring Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holly Spring Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holly Spring Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Holly Spring Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 41% in 2022/23 and 48% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holly Spring Primary School compare with other schools in Bracknell Forest?
- Holly Spring Primary School ranked 24th of 26 primary schools in Bracknell Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 19% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holly Spring Primary School's absence rate?
- Holly Spring Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.8% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holly Spring Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holly Spring Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.