Holbrook Primary School
Holbrook Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 0PS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Vicki Cottrell
- Constituency
- South West Wiltshire
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 329
- Pupils on roll
- 227
- URN
- 126269
- Local authority
- Wiltshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01225753708
About this school
Holbrook Primary School is a community primary school in Trowbridge. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 227 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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 | 30 | 27 | 39 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 52% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 59% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 83% | 70% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 87% | 67% | 59% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.90 | - | - |
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 Holbrook 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 | Wiltshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 56.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 62% | 58.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 229 |
| 2024/25 | 223 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holbrook Primary School compares
Holbrook Primary School ranked 88th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 62% | 4.1% | 30% | 227 | — |
| Willowbrook Primary School | 38% | 6.7% | 52.6% | 85 | 0.4 miles |
| The Grove Primary School | 67% | 3.9% | 18.9% | 378 | 0.4 miles |
| Newtown Community Primary School | 47% | 4.2% | 26.3% | 161 | 0.6 miles |
| St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge | 55% | 4.4% | 15.2% | 300 | 0.8 miles |
| Studley Green Primary School | 36% | 5.8% | 53.5% | 211 | 0.9 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)
- 30.04%
- English as an additional language
- 9.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.13%
- Persistent absence
- 8.06%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Willowbrook Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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The Grove Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
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Newtown Community Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge0.8 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
-
Studley Green Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Trowbridge
Other schools in Trowbridge
Holbrook Primary School ranks 6th of the 18 ranked primary schools in Trowbridge.
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Castle Mead School Primary
- Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Keevil CofE Primary School Primary
- Newtown Community Primary School Primary
- North Bradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Paxcroft Primary School Primary
- Southwick Church of England Primary School Primary
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington Primary
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge Primary
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Holbrook Primary School teach?
- Holbrook Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Trowbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Holbrook Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holbrook Primary School is Mrs Vicki Cottrell, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holbrook Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holbrook 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 big is Holbrook Primary School?
- Holbrook Primary School has 227 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holbrook Primary School full?
- Holbrook Primary School has capacity for 329 pupils and 227 on roll (69%), 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 Holbrook Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holbrook Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holbrook Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Holbrook Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Holbrook Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 67% in 2022/23 and 62% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holbrook Primary School rank locally?
- Holbrook Primary School ranked 88th of 174 primary schools in Wiltshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 45% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 81% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holbrook Primary School's absence rate?
- Holbrook Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holbrook Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holbrook 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 1 July 2026.