Holly Trees Primary School

EssexCommunity school

Vaughan Williams Way, Warley, Brentwood, CM14 5RY

Headteacher: Mrs Sarah MeacherSchool website ↗Pupils: 417 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
65%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
65.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
5.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 75%·Writing 73%·Maths 88%All three 65%
Reading
Expected75%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected73%
Exceeding5%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected88%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
59
How many families wanted this school first?
63
How many got their first choice?
52of 63 (82.5%)
How many applied in total?
195

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
27.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
13.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
20.0%
Boys and girls
47%girls·53%boys
195 girls, 222 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 74% (2018/19), currently 65%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1647.0%11.0%-1.5-0.5-2.1
2016/1773.0%14.0%-0.8-1.3+0.3
2017/1863.0%18.0%-1.3-1.8-0.8
2018/1974.0%17.0%-0.8-1.0+2.2
2022/2367.0%3.0%+1.4-0.4+3.2
2023/2465.0%8.0%---
2024/2565.0%5.0%---
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