SCHOOL PROFILE

Hollybrook Junior School

Primary Academy sponsor led URN 139632
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 240 Published school capacity
Capacity used 100.8% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 7 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

19 June 2024
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy sponsor led
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Southampton
Trust HAMWIC EDUCATION TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 242 242 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 118 48.8% of pupils
Male pupils 124 51.2% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

26.4%
1.6 pts above England
School 26.4%
Southampton 37.0%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

36.4%
16.1 pts above England
School 36.4%
Southampton 30.8%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.4%
0.6 pts below England
School 0.4%
Southampton 1.9%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
52.9%
128
African
9.5%
23
Any other White background
8.3%
20
Indian
7.4%
18
White and Asian
5.4%
13
Any other Asian background
4.1%
10
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 12.4% 30 of 242 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
Southampton 23.2%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.7% 21 pupils
England 14.8% 6.1 pts below
EHC plans 3.7% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 2.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 12
Specific learning difficulty 6
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Hearing impairment 3
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

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

68.0% 7.6 pts above England
School 68.0%
Southampton 55.0%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Southampton 68.4%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

80.0%

9.7 pts above England

School 80.0%
Southampton 67.9%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

82.0%

10.0 pts above England

School 82.0%
Southampton 67.3%
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

5.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.63 pts lower than England
School 5.59%
Southampton 7.24%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

13.83%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

1.98 pts lower than England
School 13.83%
Southampton 19.88%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.37%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts higher than England
School 2.37%
Southampton 2.32%
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

100.8% 12.6 pts above England
Hollybrook Junior School
100.8%
Southampton
92.3%
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