Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Ages 4–11 · Trowbridge, Wiltshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.128 miles
Published by Wiltshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Holt Voluntary Controlled Primary School is a primary school in Trowbridge, Wiltshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary controlled school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 16 April 2024. Wiltshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
Holt Voluntary Controlled 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 | 3.128 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Reception 2026 the last child offered a place lived 3.128 miles away, the 82nd shortest of 192 Wiltshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance (middle figure 3.68 miles).
- Reception 2026 drew 23 first-choice applications for 22 offers; all 22 offers went to first-choice families, and 1 first-choice family (4%) was not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of primary school (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
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
- The Gravel, Holt, Trowbridge, BA14 6RA
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England/United Reformed Church
- Council
- Wiltshire
- Pupils on roll
- 146 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.7% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 16 April 2024
Strengths
- “Community is at the very heart of this small village school.”
- “Pupils, staff and parents appreciate and value this aspect of the school.”
- “Pupils appreciate the help, care and support that staff provide.”
To improve
- “However, at times, learning activities and resources are not well matched to what pupils need to learn.”
- “When this happens, pupils, including in the early years, do not learn as well as they could.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 23 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) | 63% | 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: 23 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.
- St Mary's Broughton Gifford Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Staverton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Hilperton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School 1.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St George's Church of England Primary School, Semington 2.1 mi Good Last distance published
- Bellefield Primary and Nursery School 2.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- The Mead Community Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Churchfields, the Village School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Paxcroft Primary School 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published