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Holmleigh Primary School

Community school · London · N16 5ED

Ages 3–11 · 381 pupils · Hackney

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

75%

Overall absence

4.2%

Admissions demand

0.90 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2025-01-28

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)75%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
107.0
Avg scaled score — maths
105.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
108.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.2%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.6%
Unauthorised1.7%
Authorised absence
2.5%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.0%
Enrolments in measure
185

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.90 · Often has places

1st preferences

26

Places offered

29

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
80
Preferred offers (top 3)
29
Applications from outside LA
2
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill91%

381 pupils · 420 places

Pupils on roll
381
Boys / girls
200 / 181
School capacity
420
Capacity fill
381 / 420 (91%)
Free school meals
48.5%
FSM pupils
177
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

1 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Margaret Boateng

Location

Address
Fairholt Road, Stoke Newington
Postcode
N16 5ED
Town
London
Local authority
Hackney
District
Hackney
Constituency
Tottenham
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 3–11, in London, Hackney, 381 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery. Free school meals: 48.5%.

Open schools in London
1846
Primary schools in London
994
Academies among open schools in London
23% (427)
Open schools in N16
42
Primary in N16
12
Open schools in Hackney LA
104
Primary in Hackney LA
50

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in LondonNear N16

  • Lubavitch Girls Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    London · N16 5RP · Hackney

    Ages 4–11

    • KS269%
    • Absence6.4%
    • FSM11.9%
    • Demand1.00

    0.4 miles away

  • Grazebrook Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · N16 0QP · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS290%
    • Absence4.2%
    • FSM28.1%
    • Demand1.28

    0.4 miles away

  • Lubavitch Boys' Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Academy sponsor led · Primary

    London · E5 9AE · Hackney

    Ages 5–11

    • KS233%
    • Absence1.6%
    • FSM12.5%
    • Demand0.91

    0.5 miles away

  • Simon Marks Jewish Primary School

    Ofsted: Good

    Voluntary aided school · Primary

    London · N16 6PD · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS2100%
    • Absence9.3%
    • FSM27.1%
    • Demand0.92

    0.6 miles away

  • William Patten Primary School

    Ofsted: Outstanding

    Community school · Primary

    London · N16 0NX · Hackney

    Ages 3–11

    • KS285%
    • Absence3.9%
    • FSM15.5%
    • Demand1.25

    0.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Margaret Boateng
Telephone
02088027420
Website
www.holmleigh.hackney.sch.uk/

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