SCHOOL PROFILE

Holbeach Primary School

Primary Community school URN 100688
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 459 Published school capacity
Capacity used 85.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

18 May 2023
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Lewisham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 391 374 full-time · 17 part-time
Female pupils 193 49.4% of pupils
Male pupils 198 50.6% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

27.9%
3.1 pts above England
School 27.9%
Lewisham 27.8%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

57.5%
37.2 pts above England
School 57.5%
Lewisham 31.5%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Lewisham 0.6%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
18.4%
72
African
16.4%
64
Any other White background
16.1%
63
Any other ethnic group
8.7%
34
Any other Mixed background
7.9%
31
Caribbean
7.9%
31
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 16.1% 63 of 391 pupils
4.7 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.1%
Lewisham 21.8%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 11.0% 43 pupils
England 14.8% 3.8 pts below
EHC plans 5.1% 20 pupils
England 6.0% 0.9 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 30
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 11
Specific learning difficulty 5
Moderate learning difficulty 2
Profound & multiple learning difficulty 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

56.0% 4.4 pts below England
School 56.0%
Lewisham 64.8%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

75.0%

1.2 pts above England

School 75.0%
Lewisham 75.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

68.0%

2.3 pts below England

School 68.0%
Lewisham 71.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Lewisham 73.9%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.22%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

In line with England
School 6.22%
Lewisham 5.79%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

20.17%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

4.35 pts higher than England
School 20.17%
Lewisham 16.14%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.21%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.41 pts higher than England
School 2.21%
Lewisham 1.28%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

85.2% 3.0 pts below England
Holbeach Primary School
85.2%
Lewisham
85.7%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information