Hollybrook Junior School
Hollybrook Junior School, Seagarth Lane, Hollybrook School, Southampton, SO16 6RL
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Marcella Dobson
- Sponsor
- Hamwic Education Trust
- Constituency
- Romsey and Southampton North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 242
- URN
- 139632
- Local authority
- Southampton
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02380772781
About this school
Hollybrook Junior School is a primary academy in Southampton. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 242 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 19 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 75% | 57% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 10% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 90% | 77% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 80% | 82% | 82% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 83% | 82% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.40 | - | - |
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 Hollybrook Junior 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 | Southampton average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 75% | 55.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 51.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 53.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 240 |
| 2023/24 | 239 |
| 2024/25 | 239 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hollybrook Junior School compares
Hollybrook Junior School ranked 11th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.6% | 24.3% | 242 | — |
| Hollybrook Infant School | — | 4.6% | 17.3% | 160 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 24.27%
- English as an additional language
- 36.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.59%
- Persistent absence
- 13.83%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Hollybrook Infant School0.0 miles
Primary · Southampton
-
Shirley Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Southampton
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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
Hollybrook Junior School ranks 24th of the 79 ranked primary 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 year groups does Hollybrook Junior School teach?
- Hollybrook Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Southampton.
- Who is the headteacher of Hollybrook Junior School?
- The headteacher of Hollybrook Junior School is Headteacher Marcella Dobson, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hollybrook Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hollybrook Junior 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 Hollybrook Junior School?
- Hollybrook Junior School has 242 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Hollybrook Junior School full?
- Hollybrook Junior School has capacity for 240 pupils and 242 on roll (101%), so it is at or above 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 Junior School a faith school?
- No. Hollybrook Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hollybrook Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hollybrook Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hollybrook Junior School?
- Hollybrook Junior 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.
- How have Hollybrook Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 75% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hollybrook Junior School rank locally?
- Hollybrook Junior School ranked 11th of 45 primary schools in Southampton for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hollybrook Junior School's absence rate?
- Hollybrook Junior School's overall absence rate is 5.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hollybrook Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hollybrook Junior 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.