Community school · Hackney

Holmleigh Primary School

3–11Ages
381Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100257URN

Fairholt Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 5ED · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.1per place

0.7 below Hackney median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hackney

84 applications for 41 places · 35th of 43 in Hackney

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

52%met the expected standard

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 28 January 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.1applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Hackney median (2.8) close to England median (2.2)

84 applications · 41 places offered · 31 named it first

2026 2.1; Hackney median median 2.8
2025 2.2; Hackney median median 2.7
2024 2.8; Hackney median median 2.8
2023 3.7; Hackney median median 2.9
2022 4.2; Hackney median median 2.6
2021 3.7; Hackney median median 3.0
2020 4.0; Hackney median median 2.8
2019 3.9; Hackney median median 3.0
2018 4.1; Hackney median median 3.0
2017 3.6; Hackney median median 3.0
2016 3.9; Hackney median median 3.0
2015 4.8; Hackney median median 3.2
2014 4.3; Hackney median median 3.1

This school
Hackney median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	41	84	2.1	31	0.76
Sep 2025	27	60	2.2	16	0.59
Sep 2024	29	80	2.8	26	0.90
Sep 2023	28	103	3.7	23	0.82
Sep 2022	30	126	4.2	37	1.23
Sep 2021	29	107	3.7	28	0.97
Sep 2020	30	119	4.0	42	1.40
Sep 2019	30	116	3.9	29	0.97
Sep 2018	28	115	4.1	33	1.18
Sep 2017	29	104	3.6	26	0.90
Sep 2016	30	117	3.9	30	1.00
Sep 2015	30	143	4.8	39	1.30
Sep 2014	29	125	4.3	32	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 66% · Maths 62% → all three 52% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard52%49th of 50 in Hackney

Hackney 78% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Hackney 85% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Hackney 40% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard66%

Hackney 82% England 75%

Greater depth21%

Hackney 25% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard62%

Hackney 81% England 77%

Higher standard7%

Hackney 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hackney median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	52%	7%	105	102
2023/24	75%	4%	107	105
2022/23	62%	7%	106	106

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Holmleigh Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Lubavitch Girls Primary School
0.6 km · Hackney

Good2023

1.5applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Grazebrook Primary School
0.7 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
Woodberry Down Community Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Good2023

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Lubavitch Boys' Primary School
0.8 km · Hackney

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Ignatius Catholic Primary School
0.9 km · Haringey

Standards maintained2024
Simon Marks Jewish Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

Good2024

1.4applications per place 100%met the SATs standard
William Patten Primary School
1.0 km · Hackney

Outstanding2023

4.3applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Priory Catholic Junior School
1.1 km · Haringey

Remains Good2024

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100257 · 204/2863
Capacity: 420 pupils · 381 on roll
Free school meals: 48.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Replaced: Sir Thomas Abney School (URN 100251)
Address: Fairholt Road, Stoke Newington, London, N16 5ED
Local authority: Hackney

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources