Hollymount School

About Hollymount School

Hollymount School in Merton is a state primary for mixed-gender pupils aged 3 to 11, currently home to 445 children against a capacity of 472. That leaves a little breathing room, but demand tells a different story: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 226 applications for just 59 places, with 86 families putting it down as their first preference. That works out at nearly four applicants per place, a clear signal of local popularity. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 10.6%, which is notably lower than the national average for primary schools and suggests a relatively affluent intake. The school is led by headteacher Joe Croft and has no religious character, so it draws from a broad cross-section of the local community. With nursery provision on site, it also caters for families looking for a single, continuous setting from early years right through to Year 6.

Academically, Hollymount performs well above the local authority average. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 74% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a Merton average of 68%. That places the school 13th out of 42 primaries in the borough, comfortably inside the top third. Results in individual subjects are strong too: 93% of pupils met the expected standard in both reading and maths, with average scaled scores of 109 in each. Higher-standard attainment is more mixed — 55% hit the higher bar in maths, but only 7% did so across all three subjects. Ofsted’s most recent inspection, in February 2024, rated the school Good overall, but awarded Outstanding marks for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. Leadership and management also received an Outstanding rating, which suggests strong direction from the top.

The school’s facilities are solid for a primary: a sports hall, playing fields, an ICT suite, art studios, and a sensory room, plus a chapel on site. Clubs include coding, book club and art club, while sports offered range from dance and athletics to cricket and rounders. SEND provision is notably broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, hearing and visual impairments, and autistic spectrum disorder — useful for families who want a mainstream setting with good specialist support. With oversubscription running at 3.83 to one, it’s a school you’ll need to have high on your application list to stand a chance. Hollymount suits families who value strong behaviour, personal development and a well-regarded early years foundation, and who are comfortable in a larger, popular primary with a relatively consistent local intake.

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