Hollydale Primary School
Hollydale Road, Nunhead, London, SE15 2AROpen in maps (opens in a new tab)
Hollydale Primary School is a primary school in Southwark for ages 4 to 11. It is one of the 115 schools in Southwark. It ranks 40th of 62 primary schools in Southwark. Its latest Ofsted inspection, in October 2024, graded each key judgement and gave no overall Ofsted rating.
Ofsted inspection
Inspected 1 October 2024, report published 24 October 2024
This inspection graded each key judgement and gave no overall effectiveness grade.
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years provision
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Met
What Ofsted said
From the inspection on 1 October 2024
Pupils enjoy attending this happy and welcoming school. Adults are calm and kind. If pupils feel sad or need someone to talk to, they know that staff will listen and help them. This helps pupils to feel safe. Pupils' behaviour in classrooms, in corridors and during social times is exemplary. This is because pupils are taught how to behave from the early years. Pupils explain that they behave well because they want to learn. Therefore, classrooms are purposeful environments. Pupils achieve well and meet the high expectations the school has for them. The school provides many opportunities for pupils to take on positions of responsibility. This includes acting as members of the school council, reading buddies and members of the gardening club. Pupils in the gardening club grew vegetables which they took to Borough market to sell. These opportunities support pupils to demonstrate the school's values of 'responsibility' and 'resilience.' The school provides meaningful opportunities for pupils to consider the views of others. For example, pupils debate whether Elijah McCoy or Alexander Miles was the greatest inventor. Pupils are taught about faiths and cultures that may be different to their own. They visit places of worship and speak confidently about the importance of respecting others.
What the school should improve
- In a few subjects, the checking of what pupils know and understand is not precise enough. This means that some pupils struggle to remember previous learning and have gaps in their knowledge. The school needs to ensure that teaching staff check what pupils know and understand more rigorously so that all pupils achieve well.
- Although safeguarding risks are identified swiftly and appropriate action is taken by leaders, on occasions, safeguarding records do not accurately capture the school's work. This means that sometimes key information is missing from records. The school needs to ensure that safeguarding records contain accurate and sufficiently clear information on the steps taken to ensure pupils' safety and well-being.
Exam results
SATs results (key stage 2), 2024/25
29 pupils took the tests
Pupil numbers and mix
155 pupils on roll, with places for 308
Schools near Hollydale Primary School
| School | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edmund Waller Primary School | 0.3 miles | Ofsted: Good | 72% met the expected standard |
| Haberdashers' Hatcham Free School | 0.4 miles | Ofsted judgements: Outstanding | 90% met the expected standard |
| Rye Oak Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 48% met the expected standard |
| Kender Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted judgements: Good to outstanding | 68% met the expected standard |
| John Donne Primary School | 0.5 miles | Ofsted: Good | 65% met the expected standard |
School details
- School type
- Community school
- Sector
- Local authority maintained
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Nursery classes
- No
- Headteacher
- Ms Reema Reid
- Phone
- 02076392562
- Address
- Hollydale Road, Nunhead, London, SE15 2AR
- Local authority
- Southwark
- URN
- 100794
School details from Get Information about Schools, 17 September 2026. Ofsted outcomes published to 31 August 2026. Exam results for 2024/25 from the Department for Education. Pupil mix from the school census, 2025/26.