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Holly Trees Primary School

Brentwood, CM14 5RYPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
May 2023
KS2 Results
65%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.1×
Oversubscribed
63 1st-choice / 59 places
Ranking
#6,051
of 13,686 nationally

About Holly Trees Primary School

Holly Trees Primary School in Brentwood holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained since its previous graded inspection in 2012, with the most recent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirming the school remains Good. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which stands at 65 per cent. That is just above the Essex local authority average of 62 per cent for primary schools, placing Holly Trees in the middle of the pack locally — it ranks 9th out of 18 primary schools in the Brentwood area. The school’s national percentile for this metric is 44, meaning it sits around the median for all primary schools in England. While the combined figure is solid, individual subject results show some variation: 80 per cent of pupils met the expected standard in maths, compared with 75 per cent in reading and 73 per cent in writing.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressVaughan Williams Way, Brentwood, Brentwood, CM14 5RY
HeadteacherSarah Meacher
Local AuthorityEssex
Number of Pupils417
Free School Meals (FSM)26.9%
School Capacity417 / 420 (99% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 May 2023
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 May 2023): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 6 Nov 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingLearning Difficulty

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

School day

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Teaching hours

08:45 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:45

After-school care

15:15-18:30

Source: hollytreesprimaryschool.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Holly Trees 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.