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Hollymount School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Community school
Cambridge Road, Raynes Park, London SW20 0SQ · hollymount.org · 020 8946 0454
On the mapSearch near SW20 0SQ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Feb 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 84%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Merton 70%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 0.42 mi
- 0.67 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Merton Council
- Demand for places
- 1.5
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 94% of 472 places
- Local authority
- Merton
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13%
- First language not English
- 31.2%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 0.42 mi (669 m) from the school; in September 2025 it was 0.42 mi (680 m). Source: Merton Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 92 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 62% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 92 | 1.5▲ | 62% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 86 | 1.5▲ | 69% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 86 | 1.4▲ | 67% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 102 | 1.8▲ | 56% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 83 | 1.4▲ | 70% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 0.42 mi0.67 km | |
| September 2025 | 0.42 mi0.68 km | |
| September 2024 | 0.45 mi0.73 km | |
Offer day figure (16 April 2026). By 1 September 2026 offers reached 712.93 m.
Offer day figure (16 April 2025). The table's later columns, after the second round: 702.38; by 1 September: 708.95.
Offer day figure (16 April 2024). The table's later columns, after the second round: 790.15; by 1 September: 931.92.
Results
In 2024/25, 84% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 7% the higher standard. Across Merton it was 70%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲84% | 62% | ||
| ●7% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ▲111 | 106 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
| ▲111 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
Hollymount School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 28 February 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 28 Feb 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Outstanding |
| Personal development | Outstanding |
| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years | Outstanding |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Dec 2012Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (204 replies, to 6 January 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 204
- 46% · 6 Jan 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 24 parents (12%) with SEND