Holbrook Primary School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.279 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
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Holbrook Primary School is a primary school in Trowbridge, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 5 March 2024. Wiltshire 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 | 3.279 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 3% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
- Reading, writing and maths results in 2024/25 were 2nd highest of 8 schools: this one and the 7 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire that have results.
- For Reception 2026, the last child offered a place lived 3.279 miles away, the 85th shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- 26% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest primary schools in Wiltshire is 23%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Wiltshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Holbrook Lane, Trowbridge, BA14 0PS
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 227 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 26% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 5 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are happy and enjoy learning at this welcoming, friendly school.”
- “They understand the importance of treating everyone with respect.”
- “Pupils talk positively about how the ‘Holbrook highlights’ give them the confidence to try new things and to help others.”
To improve
- “Despite this, a minority of parents who responded to the Ofsted survey, Parent View, raised concerns about behaviour.”
- “However, some books are not matched well enough.”
- “Consequently, some pupils find these books either too hard or too easy to read.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 1 May 2024 (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) | 62% | 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: 22 first-preference applications, 22 offers in total, 22 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 Wiltshire.
- Willowbrook Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Grove Primary School 0.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Newtown Community Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge 0.8 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Studley Green Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- North Bradley CofE Primary School 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Walwayne Court School 1.1 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Paxcroft Primary School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published