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Hollickwood Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 2–11 · Foundation school
Sydney Road, Muswell Hill, London N10 2NL · hollickwood.barnet.sch.uk · 020 8883 6880
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 72%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Barnet 72%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Barnet Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 196
- 93% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 42.1%
- First language not English
- 48.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Barnet Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 14 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 14 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 7 | 6 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 17 | 11 | 0.6 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 20 | 18 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 22 | 12 | 0.5 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 72% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across Barnet it was 72%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲72% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 May 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Hollickwood Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 4 May 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Sept 2015Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Good Safeguarding Effective
What parents said
91% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (82 replies, to 1 April 2024).
- Recommend
- 91%
- Replies
- 82
- 38% · 1 Apr 2024
based on the 68% who raised concerns
based on the 28% who had a child bullied
based on 14 parents (17%) with SEND