Hollickwood Primary School

About Hollickwood Primary School

Hollickwood Primary School is a state primary in the London borough of Barnet, a local authority that contains 91 primary schools in total. Of those, 14 currently hold an Ofsted Outstanding rating, including Ashmole Primary School, which sits just 2.8 kilometres away and is one of the top-performing peers in the area. Hollickwood itself ranks 71st out of those 91 schools on the key stage 2 expected standard measure, placing it in the bottom half of Barnet primaries. Its closest high-performing neighbours include Courtland School, St Andrew's CofE Voluntary Aided Primary School in Totteridge, and Ashmole Primary School, all of which score significantly higher on the same ranking metric. This context matters for parents weighing up local options, particularly if academic outcomes are a priority. Hollickwood is a smaller-than-average school with 196 pupils against a capacity of 210, and it serves a community with a notably high proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals — 41.4 per cent, well above the national average.

In its most recent graded inspection, carried out in September 2017, Ofsted rated Hollickwood Good overall, with Good marks for both leadership and management and the quality of education. An ungraded inspection in May 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. That represents a clear improvement from its previous graded inspection in September 2015, when it was rated Requires Improvement. At key stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year, 61 per cent of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Barnet local authority average of 73 per cent. Reading was a relative strength, with 93 per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard and 32 per cent achieving the higher standard. In maths, 64 per cent met the expected standard and 25 per cent reached the higher standard. Writing was weaker, with 79 per cent at expected and 18 per cent at the higher level. Nationally, Hollickwood ranks in the 54th percentile among all primary schools for the combined expected standard.

The school offers a nursery provision for children from age two, and its facilities include an outdoor playground, sensory room, library, art studios, ICT suite, playing fields and a dining hall. Sports on offer include athletics, cross country, football, netball, cricket and swimming, and there are clubs such as chess, film club and choir. Hollickwood has a broad range of SEND provisions, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, hearing impairment, autistic spectrum disorder and other difficulties. For the 2025/26 reception intake, the school was oversubscribed: 25 applications were received for 7 places, with 6 first-preference offers made. That oversubscription ratio of 3.57 to 1 suggests strong local demand despite the middling league table position. This school may suit families who value its inclusive SEND support, on-site nursery and improving Ofsted trajectory, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit below the Barnet average.

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