Holly Trees Primary School
Vaughan Williams Way, Brentwood, CM14 5RY
417 pupils · 99% of 420 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Local authority
- Essex
- Free school meals
- 24.2%
Ofsted
Good (2023) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 24 May 2023, published 6 July 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 65% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 60 | 55 | 199 | 60 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 63 | 195 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 71 | 216 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 66 | 212 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 67 | 193 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 93 | 212 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 63 | 213 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 60 | 71 | 200 | 60 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Warley Primary School 1 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Peter's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, South Weald 1.9 km · Most areas: Strong standard (2025)
- Hogarth Primary School 2 km · No overall grade (2025)
- St Thomas of Canterbury Church of England Aided Primary School, Brentwood 2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Helen's Catholic Junior School 2.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- St Helen's Catholic Infant & Nursery School 2.2 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.