SCHOOL PROFILE

Holly Spring Primary School

Primary Community school URN 109807
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 660 Published school capacity
Capacity used 91.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

19 March 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bracknell Forest
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 603 585 full-time · 18 part-time
Female pupils 311 51.6% of pupils
Male pupils 292 48.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

17.4%
7.4 pts below England
School 17.4%
Bracknell Forest 11.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

34.7%
14.4 pts above England
School 34.7%
Bracknell Forest 14.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.7%
0.3 pts below England
School 0.7%
Bracknell Forest 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
50.9%
307
Any other Asian background
16.1%
97
Any other White background
11.8%
71
Pakistani
4.1%
25
African
4.0%
24
White and Black Caribbean
3.0%
18
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 21.6% 130 of 603 pupils
0.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 21.6%
Bracknell Forest 20.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.1% 97 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts above
EHC plans 5.5% 33 pupils
England 6.0% 0.6 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder 39
Social, emotional & mental health 37
Speech, language & communication 30
Other difficulty or disability 9
Moderate learning difficulty 8
Specific learning difficulty 4

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Bracknell Forest 61.4%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

78.0%

4.2 pts above England

School 78.0%
Bracknell Forest 76.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

55.0%

15.3 pts below England

School 55.0%
Bracknell Forest 70.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

72.0%

In line with England

School 72.0%
Bracknell Forest 73.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

4.79%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.42 pts lower than England
School 4.79%
Bracknell Forest 5.16%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

11.49%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.33 pts lower than England
School 11.49%
Bracknell Forest 11.07%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.43 pts lower than England
School 0.38%
Bracknell Forest 1.00%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

91.4% 3.2 pts above England
Holly Spring Primary School
91.4%
Bracknell Forest
93.8%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information