Community school · Bracknell Forest

Holly Spring Primary School

3–11Ages
603Pupils
PrimaryPhase
109807URN

Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2SW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Mar 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.4 below Bracknell Forest median (2.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bracknell Forest

133 applications for 81 places · 22nd of 29 in Bracknell Forest

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

48%met the expected standard

Bracknell Forest 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 19 March 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Bracknell Forest median (2.1) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

133 applications · 81 places offered · 65 named it first

2026 1.6; Bracknell Forest median median 2.1
2025 1.4; Bracknell Forest median median 2.2
2024 1.5; Bracknell Forest median median 2.1
2023 1.6; Bracknell Forest median median 2.0
2022 1.4; Bracknell Forest median median 2.1
2021 1.6; Bracknell Forest median median 2.0
2020 1.6; Bracknell Forest median median 2.2
2019 1.9; Bracknell Forest median median 2.1
2018 1.8; Bracknell Forest median median 2.4
2017 2.0; Bracknell Forest median median 3.0
2016 2.3; Bracknell Forest median median 2.8
2015 2.1; Bracknell Forest median median 2.8
2014 1.9; Bracknell Forest median median 3.2

More applications per place than the Bracknell Forest median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Bracknell Forest median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	81	133	1.6	65	0.80
Sep 2025	90	126	1.4	71	0.79
Sep 2024	84	126	1.5	61	0.73
Sep 2023	73	118	1.6	72	0.99
Sep 2022	86	121	1.4	71	0.83
Sep 2021	70	111	1.6	63	0.90
Sep 2020	88	136	1.6	65	0.74
Sep 2019	73	138	1.9	60	0.82
Sep 2018	69	126	1.8	59	0.86
Sep 2017	90	178	2.0	90	1.00
Sep 2016	90	203	2.3	99	1.10
Sep 2015	90	186	2.1	82	0.91
Sep 2014	86	162	1.9	72	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 55% · Maths 72% → all three 48% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard48%23rd of 26 in Bracknell Forest

Bracknell Forest 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Bracknell Forest 82% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Bracknell Forest 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard55%

Bracknell Forest 74% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Bracknell Forest 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard72%

Bracknell Forest 78% England 77%

Higher standard10%

Bracknell Forest 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bracknell Forest median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	48%	0%	104	103
2023/24	56%	1%	105	104
2022/23	41%	2%	104	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holly Spring Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

1.6applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Bracknell
0.6 km · Bracknell Forest

2026

3.0applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Whitegrove Primary School
1.1 km · Bracknell Forest

Remains Good2022

2.6applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Sandy Lane Primary School
1.3 km · Bracknell Forest

2026

1.4applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Harmans Water Primary School
1.3 km · Bracknell Forest

2026

1.8applications per place 35%met the SATs standard
Fox Hill Primary School
1.9 km · Bracknell Forest

Good2024

3.2applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Crown Wood Primary School
2.2 km · Bracknell Forest

2026

2.0applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Warfield Church of England Primary School
2.2 km · Bracknell Forest

Remains Good2022

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Wildridings Primary School
2.2 km · Bracknell Forest

2026

1.3applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 109807 · 867/2060
Capacity: 660 pupils · 603 on roll
Free school meals: 17.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Holly Spring Junior School (URN 109806)
Address: Lily Hill Road, Bracknell, RG12 2SW
Local authority: Bracknell Forest

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources