Hollybrook Junior School

Hollybrook Junior School is recognized as a good school, continuing to provide a positive educational environment for its pupils. The community is characterized by high levels of mutual respect between pupils and staff, with a strong emphasis on emotional and academic support. The school's ambitious curriculum focuses on ensuring accessibility for all pupils, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds and with special educational needs. Reading is prioritized, and strong outcomes are achieved in this area, reflecting the school's commitment to fostering a love of reading among students. While the school excels in subjects like music, where pupils demonstrate excellent engagement and learning, there are concerns regarding some areas of the curriculum that lack precise definition of required knowledge. Additionally, opportunities for deeper mathematical understanding through reasoning and problem-solving are currently limited. The school is aware of these issues and is actively working to enhance the curriculum, aiming to build on the already solid foundation of education it provides.

Strengths

• Pupils exhibit high levels of pride and engagement in their learning.
• Strong emotional and academic support systems are in place.
• Curriculum is ambitious and accessible for all pupils.
• High standards in reading are achieved by pupils.
• Effective music curriculum that fosters collaboration and enjoyment.
• Well-structured mathematics lessons with a focus on basic skills.

Areas for Improvement

• Curriculum lacks precise identification of knowledge in some subjects.
• Limited opportunities for applying mathematical knowledge in reasoning and problem-solving.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hollybrook Junior School attended 94.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.8% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.3% of pupils at Hollybrook Junior School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hollybrook Junior School had 24.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 18.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 8.7% of pupils at Hollybrook Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hollybrook Junior School received £6,817 and spent £6,807 for each of its 239 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £15,000 (£63 per pupil).

Across all 36 schools of Hamwic Education Trust, income was £7,058 and spending £7,015 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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Hollybrook Junior School is part of Hamwic Education Trust, which runs 36 schools. The nearest others:

• Hollybrook Infant School Southampton
• Upper Shirley High School Southampton
• Shirley Infant School Southampton
• Shirley Junior School Southampton
• Wordsworth Primary and Nursery School Southampton
• Beechwood Junior School Southampton
• Glenfield Infant School Southampton
• Townhill Infant School Southampton
• Ludlow Infant Academy Southampton
• Sholing Junior School Southampton

What is Hollybrook Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hollybrook Junior School is Good, from an inspection in July 2024.

When was Hollybrook Junior School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hollybrook Junior School was last inspected in July 2024.

How many pupils does Hollybrook Junior School have?

Hollybrook Junior School has 242 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hollybrook Junior School cover?

Hollybrook Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

What are Hollybrook Junior School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 68% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hollybrook Junior School?

Hollybrook Junior School is at Hollybrook Junior School, Seagarth Lane, Hollybrook School, Southampton, Hampshire, SO16 6RL.