Holbrook Primary School, Trowbridge

From the headteacher's welcome: "I am immensely proud to be the headteacher here at Holbrook Primary School. Holbrook is a school full of love and care, where every single adult strives for the best for our Holbrook pupils. We are a strong community and have grown even stronger over recent years. We have around 225 pupils here at Holbrook organised into 8 classes."

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care.

Coming up: an open day on Tuesday 27 April 2027, an open day on Wednesday 28 April 2027 and an open day on Thursday 29 April 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

In 2025, 74% of Year 6 pupils at Holbrook Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results rose from 59% in reading and 70% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 22 families put Holbrook Primary School as their first choice and 48 named it as one of their preferences, for 22 places offered. That is one first choice for every place. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Holbrook Primary School are Willowbrook Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 56% reading, 38% maths); The Grove Primary School (0.4 miles, 83% reading, 88% maths); Newtown Community Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 57% reading, 63% maths); and St John's Catholic Primary School, Trowbridge (0.8 miles, Good, 82% reading, 68% maths).

Holbrook Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 3 of these 4 schools.

12.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 55 pupils (24.2%) received SEN support and 12 (5.3%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Trowbridge Rail Station, about 0.9 miles away in a straight line.

15 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Holbrook Lane (e-bound), 90 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Holbrook Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 233 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, shoplifting and anti-social behaviour. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Holbrook Primary School issued 4 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to Holbrook Primary School are The Clarendon Academy (0.5 miles), The John of Gaunt School (0.8 miles) and St Augustine's Catholic College (0.9 miles).