Holly Park Primary School
Bellevue Road, Friern Barnet, London, N11 3HG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ann Pelham
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Hornsey and Friern Barnet
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 396
- URN
- 101286
- Local authority
- Barnet
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02083681434
About this school
Holly Park Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 396 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 7 March 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 56 | 83 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 63% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 81% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 76% | 62% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 78% | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 107.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 107.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.90 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Holly Park Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Barnet average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 68.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 70.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 70% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 480 |
| 2023/24 | 477 |
| 2024/25 | 424 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Holly Park Primary School compares
Holly Park Primary School ranked 82nd of 86 primary schools in Barnet for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 4.6% | 22.8% | 396 | — |
| St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School | 63% | 5% | 12% | 216 | 0.2 miles |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School N11 | 63% | 6.4% | 28.7% | 181 | 0.3 miles |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School | 88% | 5.2% | 20.8% | 202 | 0.6 miles |
| Garfield Primary School | 54% | 5.9% | 43.8% | 253 | 0.7 miles |
| Hollickwood Primary School | 72% | 5.6% | 44.9% | 196 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 22.82%
- English as an additional language
- 47.9%
- Overall absence
- 4.6%
- Persistent absence
- 10.6%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John's CofE Junior Mixed and Infant School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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St Paul's CofE Primary School N110.3 miles
Primary · London
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Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · London
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Garfield Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · London
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Hollickwood Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Holly Park Primary School ranks 899th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Holly Park Primary School teach?
- Holly Park Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Holly Park Primary School?
- The headteacher of Holly Park Primary School is Mrs Ann Pelham, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Holly Park Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Holly Park Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Holly Park Primary School?
- Holly Park Primary School has 396 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Holly Park Primary School full?
- Holly Park Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 396 on roll (94%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Holly Park Primary School a faith school?
- No. Holly Park Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Holly Park Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Holly Park Primary School as having nursery classes.
- How have Holly Park Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Holly Park Primary School rank locally?
- Holly Park Primary School ranked 82nd of 86 primary schools in Barnet for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 69% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Holly Park Primary School's absence rate?
- Holly Park Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Holly Park Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Holly Park Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.