Holbrook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Ipswich, Suffolk
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
4.177 miles
Published by Suffolk County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Holbrook Primary School is a primary school in Ipswich, Suffolk for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 7 April 2022. Suffolk has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holbrook Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | 4.177 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception 2026 place lived 4.177 miles away, the 6th longest of the 48 Suffolk primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
- Reception 2026 drew 32 first-choice applications for 28 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families and 5 first-choice families (16%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 14% reached the higher standard (England 8%) and 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%).
- The 2024/25 figure of 68% was the highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Suffolk that have results.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Suffolk schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Street, Holbrook, Ipswich, IP9 2PZ
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Suffolk
- Pupils on roll
- 182 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 7 April 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils enjoy learning and approach their education with enthusiasm, confidence and pride.”
- “They benefit from a broad, ambitious and interesting curriculum that develops secure knowledge and skills across subjects.”
- “A vibrant early years provision ensures children develop secure foundations for the next stage.”
To improve
- “Leadership should continue to drive initiatives and improvements in mathematics to ensure that pupils achieve equally as well as in writing and reading.”
Safeguarding: met
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 September 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 68% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 32 first-preference applications, 28 offers in total, 27 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Suffolk.
- Stutton Church of England Primary School 1.6 mi Not judged
- Tattingstone Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.9 mi Standards maintained
- Chelmondiston Church of England Primary School 2.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Morland Church of England Primary School 3.1 mi Good
- Bentley Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good
- Ravenswood Community Primary School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade
- Piper's Vale Primary - A Paradigm Academy 3.4 mi Good
- Nacton Church of England Primary School 3.8 mi Standards maintained