Hill Mead Primary School

About Hill Mead Primary School

Hill Mead Primary School sits within the Lambeth local authority, a London borough with 59 primary schools, 14 of which hold an Outstanding Ofsted rating. The school’s own ranking among these peers places it 55th in the local area, with a national percentile of 96. Nearby top-performing schools include Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School, St Andrew’s Catholic Primary School, and Stockwell Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the ranking metric. The nearest Outstanding-rated school, Jessop Primary School, is just half a kilometre away, offering a nearby benchmark for families comparing options. Hill Mead’s most recent Ofsted inspection, conducted in June 2024, rated the school as Requires Improvement overall, a downgrade from its previous Good rating in 2019. While the leadership and management, as well as the quality of education, were both judged to require improvement, the school maintained Good ratings for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes.

Academically, Hill Mead’s Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year show a mixed picture. The proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing, and maths combined was 33%, well below the Lambeth local authority average of 66%. In individual subjects, 55% met the expected standard in reading, 57% in writing, and 48% in maths. The school’s average scaled scores were 101 in reading and 100 in maths, both in line with the national average of 100. However, the percentage of pupils achieving the higher standard was low: 16% in reading, 9% in maths, and none in writing or the combined measure. Progress scores were not available in the data, so it is unclear how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points. The school’s ranking metric, based on the combined expected standard, places it in the bottom 50 nationally and 53rd out of 54 schools in Lambeth.

Hill Mead is a three-form entry primary with a capacity of 420 but currently has 245 pupils on roll, suggesting it is under-subscribed overall. However, for the 2025/26 reception intake, the school was oversubscribed: it received 38 applications for 28 places, with 22 first-preference offers made. The school offers nursery provision and a range of facilities including a library, outdoor playground, forest school, dining hall, and chapel. Sports on offer include gymnastics, football, cricket, dance, netball, athletics, and swimming, while clubs range from science and art to gardening, film, and coding. SEND provision is broad, covering specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech and language communication, hearing impairment, and autistic spectrum disorder, with a resourced provision on site. This school may suit families who value a strong SEND offer and a broad extracurricular programme, but who are prepared for academic outcomes that fall below the local average.

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