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Holbrook Primary School

Horsham, RH12 5PPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Jun 2023
KS2 Results
61%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
57 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#7,534
of 13,686 nationally

About Holbrook Primary School

Holbrook Primary School sits within the West Sussex local authority, a large county with 226 primary schools. In the most recent Horsham-area rankings, the school placed 14th out of 35 primaries, putting it in the middle of the pack locally. Its top-performing peers in the same LA include Heron Way Primary School, Barns Green Primary School, and Aldingbourne Primary School, all of which scored higher on the same ranking metric. Holbrook’s ranking score of 61 places it in the bottom 50% nationally, though it’s worth noting that the school is oversubscribed — for the 2025/26 intake, it received 175 applications for just 59 places, with 55 first-preference offers made from 57 first-preference applications. That level of demand suggests it’s a popular choice among local families, even if its headline ranking doesn’t put it among the very top performers in the area.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressHolbrook School Lane, Horsham, Horsham, RH12 5PP
HeadteacherIan Holmes
Local AuthorityWest Sussex
Number of Pupils416
Free School Meals (FSM)7.7%
School Capacity416 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

28 Jun 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (28 Jun 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 1 Mar 2018. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

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Holbrook Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.