Hill Mead Primary School, London
Hill Mead Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in London. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in June 2024. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 294th-highest of the 959 schools in London with published results, and 2,234th of 14,452 across England. It was 48% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2024)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Below England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lambeth (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
Hill Mead Primary School in detail
Hill Mead Primary School in its own words
In its own words: "Hill Mead Primary School sits at the heart of Brixton, and we are proud to serve such a vibrant, diverse and resilient community. As Executive Headteacher and Head of School, we are committed to ensuring Hill Mead remains a place where children feel safe, happy and inspired to learn - a school that families trust and the community values."
Coming up: an open day on Friday 13 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Friday 20 November 2026. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.
All school open days in Lambeth
Vision and values (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at Hill Mead Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 88% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 82% and 80% in Lambeth and 77% and 75% across England.
Results rose from 55% in reading and 48% in maths in 2024.
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at Hill Mead Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 14 families put Hill Mead Primary School as their first choice and 29 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at Hill Mead Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to Hill Mead Primary School are Jessop Primary School (0.3 miles, Outstanding, 92% reading, 94% maths); St Saviour's Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 71% reading, 57% maths); St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 76% reading, 84% maths); and St Helen's Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 100% reading, 100% maths).
Hill Mead Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 2 of these 4 schools.
Jessop Primary SchoolSt Saviour's Church of England Primary SchoolSt John's Angell Town Church of England Primary SchoolSt Helen's Catholic Primary School
Who goes there
57% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 55.7% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are Black (48%), Mixed (16%) and Asian (11%).
Hill Mead Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 0 pupils on roll.
Staffing
Hill Mead Primary School had 16 teachers in 2026, one for every 14 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Brixton Rail Station, about 460 metres away (roughly a 6-minute walk).
18 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Moorland Road, 160 metres away.
Suspensions and exclusions
Hill Mead Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to Hill Mead Primary School are Ark Evelyn Grace Academy (0.2 miles), Minerva Virtual Academy (0.3 miles), Trinity Academy (0.6 miles) and The Charter School North Dulwich (0.9 miles).
Ark Evelyn Grace AcademyMinerva Virtual AcademyTrinity AcademyThe Charter School North Dulwich
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted's report, in its own words
What is it like to attend this school?
Hill Mead Primary School is a small and welcoming school. Parents and carers appreciate the nurture and care that pupils receive. Positive working relationships between staff and pupils are at the heart of the school. Pupils know that adults care for them. Pupils are happy and they feel safe in school.
There are inconsistencies in how well the curriculum is designed and taught. As a result, pupils do not remember their learning well. Pupils do not benefit from a consistently good quality of education. They are not able to develop their knowledge across all subject areas securely. Pupils' outcomes in 2023 were significantly below national averages. Children make a strong start to their education in early years. They become increasingly confident and play and work well together.
What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?
The school is at an early stage of implementing the curriculum. There is a planned, appropriate curriculum in place for some subjects. For example, in mathematics, pupils benefit from a structured approach to develop their arithmetic. However, typically, the school's curriculum thinking does not set out precisely the knowledge that pupils should learn and when they should learn it. This limits the development of pupils' knowledge and understanding across the curriculum.
The school's assessment procedures do not identify gaps in pupils' knoweldge securely. As a result, misconceptions can go unaddressed, and so pupils do not remember their learning well over time. Teaching does not build routinely well on pupils' prior understanding. This means pupils move on to new content before they are fully ready.
From Ofsted's June 2024 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted Insights
Ofsted rated this school Requires Improvement at its June 2024 inspection.
Rated Good for
Behaviour & attitudes, Personal development, Early years.
Areas Ofsted flagged
Quality of education (Requires Improvement), Leadership & management (Requires Improvement).
At a Glance
57.0%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
Resourced provision: SEMH
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 55% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has improved from 48% to 88% (2024 to 2025). Writing has improved from 57% to 72% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
25.1
Avg class size
24.0
Infant (KS1)
27.8
KS2
8
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
Keep up with Hill Mead Primary School
Before and after school care
Clubs on Ofsted's childcare register at or near Hill Mead Primary School.
- ABC at St Saviours Primary School670m away · Not yet graded
- St John's Angell Town School Extended Club Premier F4F Group680m away · Not yet graded
- St Helen's Catholic School Extended Club Premier F4F Group750m away · Not yet graded
- ABC at St Judes Primary School810m away · Not yet graded
- Herne Hill School Performing Arts Room Lauras Yoga Club940m away · Not yet graded
- Evergreen at Herne Hill School940m away · Not yet graded
Getting There
Train Stations
Tube / Metro / Tram
Bus Stops
Free school transport
Check free transport to Hill Mead Primary School from your postcode →
You apply to the council where you live. Hill Mead Primary School is in Lambeth; for families living there:
- Lambeth's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 137
- Fatal
- 1
- Serious
- 33
- Children hurt
- 7
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 137 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 33 serious and 103 slight.
7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise.
19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Lambeth is 142.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
48%
Available places
218 pupils
450 places
232 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - London
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for London
Across Lambeth council
Places available
2,650
Applications
2,122
Got 1st preference
80.6%
Got preferred school
96.5%
All primary applications across Lambeth council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(7)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
44
SEN Support
11
EHC Plans
24.1%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Hill Mead Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 0 pupils on roll.
Source: GIAS, Department for Education.
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
228
Total Pupils
103
Boys
125
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
14.3:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£59,110
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£8,178
Per pupil
£2106k
Total funding
£215k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
6.2%
Overall absence
20.6%
Persistent absence
204
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
Hill Mead Primary School
Questions parents ask about Hill Mead Primary School
What are SATs results like at Hill Mead Primary School?
Of the pupils at Hill Mead Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 88% did so in maths.
What is Hill Mead Primary School's Ofsted rating?
Hill Mead Primary School was rated Requires Improvement at its most recent Ofsted inspection in June 2024. At its previous graded inspection in 2019 it was rated Good.
What is the catchment area for Hill Mead Primary School?
No fixed boundary. When Hill Mead Primary School is oversubscribed, Lambeth allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at Hill Mead Primary School?
Hill Mead Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 48% of its 450 places.
How big are the classes at Hill Mead Primary School?
Classes at Hill Mead Primary School average 25.1 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to Hill Mead Primary School?
Hill Mead Primary School has around 228 pupils on roll. 57% are eligible for free school meals.
Does Hill Mead Primary School have specialist SEN provision?
Hill Mead Primary School has a resourced provision for social, emotional and mental health needs: 10 places, 0 pupils on roll.
What is attendance like at Hill Mead Primary School?
6.2% of sessions were missed at Hill Mead Primary School in 2024/25. 20.6% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to Hill Mead Primary School?
Apply through Lambeth's coordinated admissions process, naming Hill Mead Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
Does Hill Mead Primary School have a breakfast club or after-school club?
Ofsted's childcare register lists 6 out-of-school clubs within a kilometre of Hill Mead Primary School: ABC at St Saviours Primary School (670m away, registered, not yet graded), St John's Angell Town School Extended Club Premier F4F Group (680m away, registered, not yet graded) and St Helen's Catholic School Extended Club Premier F4F Group (750m away, registered, not yet graded). The school may also run its own clubs, which don't have to register with Ofsted.
How many road collisions happen near Hill Mead Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 137 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: 1 fatal, 33 serious and 103 slight. 7 children aged 0 to 15 were hurt: 5 on foot, 1 on a bicycle and 1 in a vehicle or otherwise. 19 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lambeth is 142.5 (the median across 102 schools, same distance and years).
Where is Hill Mead Primary School?
Hill Mead Primary School is at Moorland Road, London, SW9 8UE.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)