Holbrook Primary School
Wych Lane, Bridgemary, Gosport, PO13 0JN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Ms Sharon Freeley
- Federation
- Bedenham & Holbrook Federation of Primary Schools
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Gosport
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 246
- Pupils on roll
- 203
- URN
- 131116
- Local authority
- Hampshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01329286011
About this school
Holbrook Primary School is a community primary school in Gosport. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 203 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 34 | 30 | 33 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 41% | 50% | 42% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 56% | 80% | 58% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 67% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 77% | 48% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 100.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -5.00 | - | - |
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 | Hampshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 41% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 42% | 60.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 218 |
| 2023/24 | 216 |
| 2024/25 | 210 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holbrook Primary School compares
Holbrook Primary School ranked 288th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 42% | 9.1% | 48.1% | 203 | — |
| Bedenham Primary School | 38% | 5.5% | 41.5% | 203 | 0.3 miles |
| Peel Common Primary School | 45% | 6.6% | 16.8% | 178 | 0.4 miles |
| Woodcot Primary School | 42% | 5.1% | 32.5% | 166 | 0.4 miles |
| King's Academy Rowner | 43% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 199 | 0.7 miles |
| Rowner Infant School | — | 8.9% | 30% | 145 | 0.8 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)
- 48.1%
- English as an additional language
- 7.1%
- Overall absence
- 9.12%
- Persistent absence
- 22.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Bedenham Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Peel Common Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Woodcot Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Gosport
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King's Academy Rowner0.7 miles
Primary · Gosport
-
Rowner Infant School0.8 miles
Primary · Gosport
Other schools in Gosport
Holbrook Primary School ranks 13th of the 16 ranked primary schools in Gosport.
- Alver Valley Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Alver Valley Junior School Primary
- Alverstoke Church of England Aided Junior School Primary
- Alverstoke Community Infant and Pre-School Primary
- Bedenham Primary School Primary
- Brockhurst Primary School Primary
- Elson Infant School Primary
- Elson Junior School Primary
- Gomer Infant School Primary
- Grange Infant School Primary
- Grange Junior School Primary
- Haselworth 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 Gosport.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Holbrook Primary School?
- The executive headteacher of Holbrook Primary School is Ms Sharon Freeley, 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 203 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Holbrook Primary School full?
- Holbrook Primary School has capacity for 246 pupils and 203 on roll (83%), 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.
- Who runs Holbrook Primary School?
- Holbrook Primary School is part of the Bedenham & Holbrook Federation of Primary Schools federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Holbrook Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Holbrook Primary School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- 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 41% in 2022/23 and 42% 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 288th of 303 primary schools in Hampshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 13% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 11% 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 9.1% in the latest published census, above 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 30 June 2026.