Hollybrook Infant School
Hollybrook Infant School, Seagarth Close, Southampton, SO16 6RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Marcella Dobson
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 160
- URN
- 138898
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380771528
About this school
Hollybrook Infant School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 160 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hollybrook Infant School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Trends over time
How Hollybrook Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 179 |
| 2023/24 | 180 |
| 2024/25 | 173 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollybrook Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.6% | 17.3% | 160 | — |
| Hollybrook Junior School | 68% | 5.6% | 24.3% | 242 | 0.0 miles |
| Shirley Infant School | — | 4.2% | 11.7% | 266 | 0.5 miles |
| Shirley Junior School | 48% | 4.8% | 21.5% | 361 | 0.5 miles |
| Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School | 54% | 5.1% | 40.2% | 619 | 0.9 miles |
| Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School | 25% | 7.4% | 42.1% | 372 | 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.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report4 June 2025
- 4 February 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17.34%
- English as an additional language
- 38.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.59%
- Persistent absence
- 7.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hollybrook Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shirley Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shirley Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shirley Warren Primary & Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Southampton
Other schools in Southampton
- Abbotswood Junior School Primary
- Banister Primary School Primary
- Bartley Church of England Junior School Primary
- Bassett Green Primary School Primary
- Beechwood Junior School Primary
- Berrywood Primary School Primary
- Bevois Town Primary School Primary
- Bishop's Waltham Junior School Primary
- Bishops Waltham Infant School Primary
- Bitterne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bitterne Manor Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bitterne Park Primary & Nursery School - Part of the Learning Federation Partnership of Schools Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hollybrook Infant School teach?
- Hollybrook Infant School teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollybrook Infant School?
- The headteacher of Hollybrook Infant School is Marcella Dobson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hollybrook Infant School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollybrook Infant 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 Hollybrook Infant School?
- Hollybrook Infant School has 160 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is Hollybrook Infant School full?
- Hollybrook Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 160 on roll (89%), 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 Hollybrook Infant School a faith school?
- No. Hollybrook Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollybrook Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollybrook Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Hollybrook Infant School part of an academy trust?
- Hollybrook Infant School is part of HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Hollybrook Infant School's absence rate?
- Hollybrook Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Hollybrook Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Hollybrook Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.