SCHOOL PROFILE

Hollymount School

Primary Community school URN 102633
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 472 Published school capacity
Capacity used 94.3% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

28 February 2024
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 445 437 full-time · 8 part-time
Female pupils 224 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 221 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

13.0%
11.8 pts below England
School 13.0%
Merton 24.2%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

31.2%
10.9 pts above England
School 31.2%
Merton 33.0%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

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

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
43.4%
193
Any other White background
21.6%
96
Any other Mixed background
6.7%
30
White and Asian
4.9%
22
Any other Asian background
4.7%
21
Any other ethnic group
2.9%
13
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 20.7% 92 of 445 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.7%
Merton 22.1%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 16.0% 71 pupils
England 14.8% 1.2 pts above
EHC plans 4.7% 21 pupils
England 6.0% 1.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 32
Moderate learning difficulty 19
Speech, language & communication 14
Specific learning difficulty 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 4

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

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Merton 69.1%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

97.0%

23.2 pts above England

School 97.0%
Merton 82.9%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

88.0%

17.7 pts above England

School 88.0%
Merton 74.4%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

97.0%

25.0 pts above England

School 97.0%
Merton 81.0%
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

4.23%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.99 pts lower than England
School 4.23%
Merton 5.86%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

6.63%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.19 pts lower than England
School 6.63%
Merton 14.86%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.00%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.80 pts lower than England
School 0.00%
Merton 1.34%
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

94.3% 6.1 pts above England
Hollymount School
94.3%
Merton
81.0%
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