Community school · Lambeth

Hill Mead Primary School

3–11Ages
228Pupils
PrimaryPhase
131340URN

Moorland Road, London, SW9 8UE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2024 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.4per place

1.4 below Lambeth median (2.8)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Lambeth

29 applications for 21 places · 51st of 51 in Lambeth

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

69%met the expected standard

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 4 June 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management		Requires improvement
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

1.4applications per place, Reception

1.4 below Lambeth median (2.8) 0.8 below England median (2.2)

29 applications · 21 places offered · 14 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.4; Lambeth median median 2.8
2025 1.4; Lambeth median median 2.9
2024 1.9; Lambeth median median 2.7
2023 3.7; Lambeth median median 3.1
2022 2.3; Lambeth median median 2.8
2021 2.0; Lambeth median median 3.0
2020 2.1; Lambeth median median 2.9
2019 2.3; Lambeth median median 3.0
2018 2.3; Lambeth median median 3.1
2017 2.5; Lambeth median median 3.1
2016 2.5; Lambeth median median 3.1
2015 2.8; Lambeth median median 3.0
2014 1.9; Lambeth median median 3.0

More applications per place than the Lambeth median in 1 of 13 years.

This school
Lambeth 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	21	29	1.4	14	0.67
Sep 2025	28	38	1.4	22	0.79
Sep 2024	30	58	1.9	26	0.87
Sep 2023	9	33	3.7	8	0.89
Sep 2022	30	69	2.3	26	0.87
Sep 2021	42	85	2.0	36	0.86
Sep 2020	37	79	2.1	34	0.92
Sep 2019	46	105	2.3	36	0.78
Sep 2018	41	96	2.3	31	0.76
Sep 2017	60	152	2.5	64	1.07
Sep 2016	57	140	2.5	52	0.91
Sep 2015	32	88	2.8	27	0.84
Sep 2014	57	109	1.9	42	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 88% · Writing 72% · Maths 88% → all three 69% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard69%29th of 56 in Lambeth

Lambeth 69% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard88%

Lambeth 81% England 78%

Higher standard53%

Lambeth 42% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Lambeth 78% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Lambeth 19% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard88%

Lambeth 81% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Lambeth 29% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Lambeth median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	69%	6%	108	105
2023/24	33%	0%	101	100
2022/23	39%	5%	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

Hill Mead Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Requires improvement2024

1.4applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Jessop Primary School
0.5 km · Lambeth

Outstanding2024

6.3applications per place 85%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2024

2.6applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Helen's Catholic Primary School
0.7 km · Lambeth

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 97%met the SATs standard
Loughborough Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Remains Good · improving2023

2.3applications per place
St Jude's Church of England Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Good2022

3.1applications per place 45%met the SATs standard
Stockwell Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Good2022

3.6applications per place 95%met the SATs standard
Sudbourne Primary School
0.9 km · Lambeth

Good2023

4.4applications per place 72%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 131340 · 208/2898
Capacity: 280 pupils · 228 on roll
Free school meals: 57.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Moorland Road, London, SW9 8UE
Local authority: Lambeth

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