SCHOOL PROFILE

Great Hollands Primary School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 144628
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 432 Published school capacity
Capacity used 64.4% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest inspection

18 November 2025
Latest published outcome Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding Met
Inclusion Strong standard
Curriculum & teaching Expected standard
Achievement Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour Strong standard
Personal development Strong standard
Leadership & governance Strong standard
INSPECTION HISTORY

Previous Ofsted activity

23 November 2021
Graded inspection Good
Published 17 January 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Bracknell Forest
Trust MAIDEN ERLEGH TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 278 268 full-time · 10 part-time
Female pupils 140 50.4% of pupils
Male pupils 138 49.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

33.1%
8.3 pts above England
School 33.1%
Bracknell Forest 11.5%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.4%
3.1 pts above England
School 23.4%
Bracknell Forest 14.3%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

1.1%
0.1 pts above England
School 1.1%
Bracknell Forest 1.4%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
64.0%
178
Any other White background
9.0%
25
Any other Asian background
5.8%
16
Any other Mixed background
4.0%
11
Pakistani
2.9%
8
African
2.2%
6
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 32.7% 91 of 278 pupils
11.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 32.7%
Bracknell Forest 20.0%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 27.0% 75 pupils
England 14.8% 12.2 pts above
EHC plans 5.8% 16 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 32
Speech, language & communication 32
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Moderate learning difficulty 7
Specific learning difficulty 5
Physical disability 3

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

81.0% 20.6 pts above England
School 81.0%
Bracknell Forest 61.4%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

88.0%

14.2 pts above England

School 88.0%
Bracknell Forest 76.7%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

83.0%

12.7 pts above England

School 83.0%
Bracknell Forest 70.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

83.0%

11.0 pts above England

School 83.0%
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

6.31%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.09 pts higher than England
School 6.31%
Bracknell Forest 5.16%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.68 pts lower than England
School 15.14%
Bracknell Forest 11.07%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.38%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.43 pts lower than England
School 1.38%
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

64.4% 23.8 pts below England
Great Hollands Primary School
64.4%
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