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Holbrook Primary School

Primary · Gosport · PO13 0JN

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SchoolFacts estimate: Ofsted awarded no overall grade at this inspection

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Quality of education: GoodBehaviour & attitudes: GoodPersonal development: GoodLeadership & management: GoodSafeguarding effective: Yes

Inspected 25 March 2025

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At a glance

203 pupils · 83% of 246 capacity (January 2026 census)

School type
Community school
Age range
4–11
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
47.3% of pupils (January 2026)
English as additional language
7.1% of pupils (2024/2025)
SEN support
19.5% of pupils (2024/2025)
EHC plan
22.4% of pupils (2024/2025)
Website
www.bedenhamandholbrookfederation.co.uk/
URN
131116

In figures

For September 2026 entry, 25 families named it first for 25 Reception places, 1.00 first choices per place. Its last Reception place offered on distance for 2022 entry went to 0.092 miles; distance decided places in 1 of the 8 years of Reception rounds we hold, 2019 to 2026. At its inspection on 25 March 2025 Ofsted awarded no overall grade; the lowest of the four areas it judged was Good. In the 2025/26 autumn and spring terms its pupils missed 6.9% of sessions, against 6.6% across England.

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

25 places offered · 25 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

19/20
20/21
21/22
22/23
23/24
24/25
25/26
26/27

Source: DfE applications and offers on national offer day · how demand is measured

Catchment area

Catchment area: not named in the council's figures. Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Admissions cutoff distance: Reception

Every applicant was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance was not needed to decide places.

Last child offered a place under the distance criterion (2022 entry, the most recent year with a distance-only cutoff) lived within 0.092 miles

measured in a straight line.

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Source: the admissions authority's published figures · how cutoffs work

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

33 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
42%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
3%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
103
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
102
England 105

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · what “suppressed” means

Schools with a similar intake

Meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 2024/2025

This school42%
Median of its 12 closest peers37%
Hampshire average63.6%
England62%

On meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, this school is ahead of the schools that teach a comparable intake.

They are matched on intake, not location, so most are not local: see nearby schools for those you could apply to.

SchoolOfstedResult
Willow Primary AcademyGloucester · 83 miles awayGood18%
Langer Primary AcademyFelixstowe · 134 miles awayGood35%
Oasis Academy New OakBristol · 73 miles awayExpected standard71%
Studley Green Primary SchoolTrowbridge · 57 miles awayGood36%
Moss Valley Primary AcademySalford · 189 miles awayGood29%
River Mead SchoolMelksham · 56 miles awayGood38%
Felix Primary SchoolFelixstowe · 134 miles awayNeeds attention32%
Rectory CofE Primary SchoolWigan · 195 miles awayNeeds attention27%
Smallwood Primary School and Language UnitLondon · 60 miles awayGood41%
Castle Hill AcademyCroydon · 62 miles awayGood58%
Marton Primary Academy and NurseryBlackpool · 219 miles awayGood59%
Redgate Community Primary SchoolLiverpool · 204 miles awayGood65%

It is not a ranking. Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025 · how the matching works

Special educational needs

Needs this school records that it caters for, in the order it lists them.

Provision type: Resourced provision.

Resourced provision
36 of 36 places taken full, or over capacity

Unit places come from the school census and describe the position when it was taken, not today. Confirm with the local authority before relying on them.

Pupils by ethnicity (January 2026)

White British 87% (Hampshire 79%, England 60%) · Any other White background 5% (Hampshire 5%, England 7%) · Mixed White and Asian 2% (Hampshire 1%, England 2%) · Any other Mixed background 2% (Hampshire 2%, England 3%) · Asian Indian 1% (Hampshire 2%, England 4%) · Black Caribbean 1% (Hampshire 0%, England 1%) · Mixed White and Black African 1% (Hampshire 1%, England 1%) · other groups together 2%

Source: DfE schools, pupils and their characteristics, January 2026 census · how to read these figures

Attendance (2025/26 autumn and spring terms)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
6.9%
England 6.6%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
20.5%
England 17.5%

Suspensions and permanent exclusions (2024/25)

30.48 suspensions per 100 pupils and 0 permanent exclusions · England, primary schools: 2.47 suspensions and 0.03 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils · Hampshire: 2.99 suspensions and 0.01 permanent exclusions per 100 pupils

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Source: DfE pupil absence data, autumn and spring terms, and DfE suspensions and permanent exclusions, school-level file · how absence is measured · how to read exclusions

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
17.5
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

93% of teachers stayed at the school the following year · 7% moved to another state school

Vacancies (November 2025)

0% of teaching posts vacant, 0% filled temporarily · England, council-maintained primaries: 0.18% vacant, 0.36% temporary

Teacher sickness absence (reported in the November 2024 census)

78.6% of teachers took sickness absence, 3.6 days each on average · England, all state-funded schools: 61.8%, 8.1 days

Teacher pay (November 2025)

Mean salary of full-time qualified teachers £45,626; 7.1% on the leadership pay range · England, primary schools: £50,856, 17.3%

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Source: DfE School Workforce Census · how these figures are counted

Spending per pupil (2025-26)

This school£11,692
Typical primary school£7,202

Where the money went (2025-26)

Share of spending, with the median for primary schools in brackets: Staff 80% (76%) · premises 6% (5%) · occupation (energy, rates, cleaning) 6% (8%) · supplies and services 8% (9%) · educational supplies 3% (4%) · bought-in professional services 4% (3%) · catering 3% (5%)

Reserves (2025-26)

Revenue reserve £264,094; in-year balance +£38,584

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Higher spending is not a measure of quality. Source: council-maintained school finance return, 2025-26, DfE · how spending is compared

Inspection history since 2015

Source: Ofsted management information · ungraded visits and the two inspection systems

The area around the school

Child poverty (IDACI)
3/10more deprived than most of England
Overall deprivation (IMD)
2/10among the most deprived fifth of England
Census 2021This areaEngland
Adults with a degree or higher17.6%33.9%
Adults with no qualifications22.5%18.1%
In managerial or professional work20.1%33.2%
Households deprived in two or more ways31.4%18.1%
Residents in very good health38.3%48.5%
Homes owned by the occupier53%62.3%
Social housing36.6%17.1%
Privately rented9.5%20.5%
Detached houses1.8%22.9%
Flats16.1%22.2%
Homes with four or more bedrooms9%21.1%
Households with no car or van25.3%23.5%

These figures describe the area, not the pupils. Source: Census 2021 (ONS) and English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG) for small area E01022803 · how to read area figures

What homes cost nearby

Median sale price
£272,000360 sales within 1 km, January 2024 to September 2026
Typical range
£242,500–£310,000the middle half of sales
England median
£300,000all sales over the same period
Detached (52)£330,000
Semi-detached (178)£288,000
Terraced (108)£250,000
Flat (22)£135,000

Homes around this school are cheaper than most school neighbourhoods in England, comparing the median within 1 km across every state school.

Source: HM Land Registry sales within 1 km since January 2024 · how sales are counted. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcodes located with OS Code-Point Open: contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026; contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Roads around the school

Child pedestrian casualties
0an urban school averages 2.0
Collisions at school-run times
7an urban school averages 5.7
All reported collisions
22an urban school averages 30.5
Of those, serious or fatal
8an urban school averages 6.1

A high count usually reflects traffic, not an unsafe school. Source: DfT road casualty statistics (STATS19), collisions within 500 m, 2021–2025 · what is counted

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