Holly Trees Primary School

Brentwood · CM14 5RY

General information Primary School · 4-11 years Who goes here 417 pupils, 24.2% FSM

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Holly Trees Primary School

General Information

Address: Vaughan Williams Way, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5RY – View on map
Phone: 01277212296
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Meacher
Age range: 4-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 55 families put it first for 60 places – 9 for every 10 places. 93% of them were offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 12 · 2025 11 · 2026 9
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

417 pupils out of 420 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 101
% eligible for free school meals: 24.2%
Pupil mix: 6 in 10 (more mixed than the Brentwood average)
English as an additional language: 14% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 7.1% a year (Brentwood 14%, typical in England 13.9%) Low turnover
Where they went: about 59% moved to another school, 41% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house. "Low turnover" means it's among the quarter of similar schools in England where teachers are most likely to stay.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.6%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.9%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 11.0%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 2.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Specific learning difficulty: 11 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 10 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 6 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 2 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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SafeguardingSafeguarding (parent rating)How parents rate the school on keeping children safe - how safe their child feels, and how well concerns are listened to and acted on. It's parents' experience, not an inspection result; Ofsted checks safeguarding separately.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 65% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 5% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 7 percentage points below the Brentwood average (72%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 66% against an expected 62%)
3-year average (expected standard): 66%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 75% · Writing 73% · Maths 88% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 87%
Average test scores: reading 106, maths 108
Based on: 60 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBrentwood averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 7 percentage points below the Brentwood average (72%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 14th of 20 junior and primary schools in the area

#13Larchwood Primary School66%
=14Hogarth Primary School65%
=14Holly Trees Primary School65%
#16Willowbrook Primary School63%
#17Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School60%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald98%
#2Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School93%
#3Mountnessing Church of England Primary School81%
#4St Helen's Catholic Junior School78%
=5Long Ridings Primary School77%
=5St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School77%
#7Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School73%
=8Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School72%
=8Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School72%
#10Ingatestone and Fryerning Church of England Junior School71%
#11St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood69%
#12Warley Primary School67%
#13Larchwood Primary School66%
=14Hogarth Primary School65%
=14Holly Trees Primary School65%
#16Willowbrook Primary School63%
#17Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School60%
#18Blackmore Primary School55%
#19Doddinghurst Church of England Junior School53%
#20West Horndon Primary School50%

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3rd of 13 primary schools in Brentwood for Ofsted rating

#1Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hogarth Primary SchoolGood
#3Holly Trees Primary SchoolGood
#4Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary SchoolOutstanding
#2Hogarth Primary SchoolGood
#3Holly Trees Primary SchoolGood
#4Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#5Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary SchoolGood
#6Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary SchoolGood
#7Larchwood Primary SchoolGood
#8Long Ridings Primary SchoolGood
#9Mountnessing Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#10St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, BrentwoodGood
#11Warley Primary SchoolGood
#12West Horndon Primary SchoolGood
#13Willowbrook Primary SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,573 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

6th of 17 primary schools in Brentwood for spending per pupil

#4Willowbrook Primary School£7,101
#5Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School£7,091
#6Holly Trees Primary School£6,573
#7Blackmore Primary School£6,538
#8Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,527

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Kelvedon Hatch Community Primary School£8,401
#2Hogarth Primary School£7,877
#3West Horndon Primary School£7,715
#4Willowbrook Primary School£7,101
#5Hutton All Saints' Church of England Primary School£7,091
#6Holly Trees Primary School£6,573
#7Blackmore Primary School£6,538
#8Bentley St Paul's Church of England Primary School£6,527
#9Warley Primary School£6,348
#10Larchwood Primary School£6,124
#11St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood£6,031
#12St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald£5,769
#13Long Ridings Primary School£5,733
#14St Joseph the Worker Catholic Primary School£5,609
#15Ingrave Johnstone Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£5,537
#16Mountnessing Church of England Primary School£5,429
#17Shenfield St. Mary's Church of England Primary School£5,057

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