Community school · Southwark

Hollydale Primary School

4–11Ages
155Pupils
PrimaryPhase
100794URN

Hollydale Road, Nunhead, London, SE15 2AR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 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

3.9per place

1.1 above Southwark median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Southwark

116 applications for 30 places · 10th of 57 in Southwark

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

59%met the expected standard

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 1 October 2024Ofsted'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
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Inspection history

1 October 2024
Graded inspection, no overall grade
15 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Improving)

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

3.9applications per place, Reception

1.1 above Southwark median (2.7) 1.7 above England median (2.2)

116 applications · 30 places offered · 24 named it first

2026 3.9; Southwark median median 2.7
2025 2.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2024 5.7; Southwark median median 3.1
2023 4.6; Southwark median median 2.9
2022 6.3; Southwark median median 2.7
2021 6.4; Southwark median median 2.9
2020 3.8; Southwark median median 2.8
2019 7.4; Southwark median median 2.8
2018 3.9; Southwark median median 2.9
2017 4.2; Southwark median median 3.1
2016 4.4; Southwark median median 3.0
2015 2.4; Southwark median median 2.9
2014 3.1; Southwark median median 3.0

This school
Southwark 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	30	116	3.9	24	0.80
Sep 2025	28	79	2.8	20	0.71
Sep 2024	13	74	5.7	9	0.69
Sep 2023	20	91	4.6	19	0.95
Sep 2022	15	95	6.3	12	0.80
Sep 2021	15	96	6.4	12	0.80
Sep 2020	23	87	3.8	20	0.87
Sep 2019	14	103	7.4	11	0.79
Sep 2018	21	82	3.9	16	0.76
Sep 2017	23	97	4.2	18	0.78
Sep 2016	25	109	4.4	13	0.52
Sep 2015	45	106	2.4	16	0.36
Sep 2014	44	134	3.1	20	0.45

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 72% · Writing 59% · Maths 79% → all three 59% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard59%53rd of 62 in Southwark

Southwark 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard72%

Southwark 81% England 78%

Higher standard48%

Southwark 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Southwark 77% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Southwark 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Southwark 80% England 77%

Higher standard28%

Southwark 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Southwark median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	59%	7%	107	105
2023/24	68%	8%	105	105
2022/23	53%	7%	103	102

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

Hollydale Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.9applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Edmund Waller Primary School
0.4 km · Lewisham

Remains Good2023

3.6applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School
0.6 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.5applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Rye Oak Primary School
0.8 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.3applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Kender Primary School
0.8 km · Lewisham

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
John Donne Primary School
0.9 km · Southwark

Good2023

2.1applications per place 65%met the SATs standard
John Stainer Community Primary School
1.0 km · Lewisham

Outstanding2024

4.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Ivydale Primary School
1.0 km · Southwark

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Bellenden Primary School
1.1 km · Southwark

Good2024

3.6applications per place 70%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 100794 · 210/2308
Capacity: 308 pupils · 155 on roll
Free school meals: 37.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Hollydale Road, Nunhead, London, SE15 2AR
Local authority: Southwark

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