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Holmleigh Primary School

Primary · Community school · Mixed · Hackney

Fairholt Road, London, N16 5ED

Website 02088027420

75

headline score

Ranking (England)

—

No ranked results

Ofsted

Not judged

Graded 28/01/2025

Application demand

100%

1st preference success · Not oversubscribed

Attendance

95.0%

13.4% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

381

Capacity used

Has space

91%

420 places

GCSE rank (England)

—

KS2 rank (England)

—

Application demand

Primary entry · official council applications and offers

Not oversubscribed

100%

1st preference success rate

16 of 16 families who put it first got an offer

27

Places offered

60

Total applications

2.2

Applications per place

Preference (Sept 2025 entry)ApplicationsOffersSuccess
1st preference1616● 100%
2nd preference126● 50%
3rd preference132● 15%
Later preferences (4th–6th)193● 16%
Total602745%

1st preference success by year

71%
2020
86%
2021
78%
2022
100%
2023
96%
2024
100%
2025

Hackney lets families list 6 preferences. 6 applications came from outside the council area (4 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.

Details

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Age range
3–11
Gender
Mixed
Sixth form
No
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Boarding
No boarders
Headteacher
Margaret Boateng
Address
Fairholt Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 5ED
Phone
02088027420
Local authority
Hackney
Ward / constituency
Woodberry Down · Tottenham
Area
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN
100257

Pupils

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Free school meals49%——
English as additional language72%——
SEN support18%——
52% boys (200)48% girls (181)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

381 pupils · 420 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

  1. 25

    28 January 2025

    Full graded inspection

    Not judged overall effectiveness
    Early yearsGood
    Personal developmentGood
    Quality of educationGood
    Safeguarding effectiveYes
    Behaviour and attitudesGood
    Leadership and managementGood
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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 186 pupils

Attendance

95.0%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

5.0%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

13.4%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

0.0%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.2%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

12%
20/21
14%
21/22
21%
22/23
9%
23/24
13%
24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results (Key Stage 2)

MeasureSchoolLAEngland
Expected standard in reading, writing & maths75%——
Higher standard4%——
Reading progress——0.0
Writing progress——0.0
Maths progress——0.0

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard52%
-10% vs England
Higher standard7%
-1% vs England

Reading

Expected standard66%
-9% vs England
Higher standard28%
-5% vs England
Average score105
-1 vs England

Writing

Expected standard66%
-6% vs England
Greater depth21%
+8% vs England

Maths

Expected standard62%
-12% vs England
Higher standard7%
-19% vs England
Average score102
-3 vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard66%
-7% vs England
Higher standard21%
-9% vs England
Average score105
+0 vs England

Science

Expected standard41%
-41% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

932019622023752024522025

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

ResultSchoolEngland (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)52%61%
Higher standard7%8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Key application dates

National deadlines in England. Apply through Hackney council, not the school.

EntryDeadlineOffer day
Reception (primary)15 January16 April (or next working day)

Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.