Holbrook Primary School

About Holbrook Primary School

Holbrook Primary School in Gosport sits in an interesting position within Hampshire's primary landscape. Its most recent Key Stage 2 results show that 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which is noticeably below the local authority average of 61%. This places the school 239th out of 425 primary schools in Hampshire, putting it in the bottom half of the county. The school's ranking within Gosport itself is 9th out of 17 primary schools, so it's very much in the middle of the pack locally. What's more revealing is the breakdown: while 80% of pupils hit the expected standard in reading and 67% in maths, only 53% did so in writing. At the higher standard, the picture is mixed — 27% reached the higher bar in reading, 20% in maths, but just 3% in writing. The school serves a community with 47.1% of pupils eligible for free school meals, well above the national average, which provides important context for these results.

The school's Ofsted rating has been consistently Good, with its most recent inspection in March 2025 confirming Good across all five graded areas: quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision. This matches its previous inspection in 2019, which also rated the school Good overall. The parent view data, collected from 95 responses between September 2024 and September 2025, tells a more complicated story. Only 39% of parents would recommend the school, and responses to specific questions are sharply divided. For example, while 55% of parents agreed or strongly agreed that their child is happy, 45% disagreed or strongly disagreed. On behaviour, 42% felt the school ensures good behaviour, while 52% disagreed. The strongest positive was around communication — 65% agreed the school lets them know how their child is doing, and 68% felt there was a good range of subjects available. However, 68% disagreed that SEND children receive the support they need, and 52% disagreed that concerns are dealt with properly.

Holbrook Primary is a smaller than average school with 210 pupils against a capacity of 246, and it was oversubscribed for 2025/26 entry, receiving 52 applications for 19 places — a ratio of 2.74 applicants per place. All 19 first-preference applicants were offered a spot. The school offers a broad range of facilities including a sports hall, art studios, playing fields, an ICT suite and a chapel, plus clubs like choir, drama, gardening, eco club and science club. Sports on offer include football, athletics, rounders, netball and cricket. For SEND, the school has a resourced provision and supports children with moderate learning difficulties, social and emotional mental health needs, speech and language communication needs, physical disabilities and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a school that will suit families who value the stability of a consistent Good Ofsted rating and a wide range of extracurricular activities, but who are also prepared to engage actively with the school around academic outcomes and SEND support, given the clear parental concerns raised in the survey.

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