Hill Mead Primary School
Moorland Road, London, SW9 8UE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Becky Lawrence
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health
- Constituency
- Dulwich and West Norwood
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 228
- URN
- 131340
- Local authority
- Lambeth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02039895650
About this school
Hill Mead Primary School is a community primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 228 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
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 62 | 58 | 32 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 33% | 69% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 63% | 55% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 58% | 48% | 88% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 48% | 91% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 101.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 Hill Mead 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 | Lambeth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 63.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 63.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 69% | 66.5% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 340 |
| 2023/24 | 289 |
| 2024/25 | 245 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hill Mead Primary School compares
Hill Mead Primary School ranked 32nd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 69% | 6.2% | 62.7% | 228 | — |
| Jessop Primary School | 85% | 5.5% | 37.5% | 281 | 0.3 miles |
| St Saviour's Church of England Primary School | 52% | 6.2% | 27.3% | 114 | 0.4 miles |
| St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School | 72% | 7% | 46.9% | 158 | 0.4 miles |
| St Helen's Catholic Primary School | 97% | 5.3% | 45.1% | 247 | 0.4 miles |
| Loughborough Primary School | — | 7.3% | 71% | 257 | 0.5 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)
- 62.67%
- English as an additional language
- 41.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.24%
- Persistent absence
- 20.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Jessop Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Saviour's Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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St John's Angell Town Church of England Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
St Helen's Catholic Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Loughborough Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Hill Mead Primary School ranks 611th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hill Mead Primary School teach?
- Hill Mead Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hill Mead Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hill Mead Primary School is Mrs Becky Lawrence, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hill Mead Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hill Mead 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 Hill Mead Primary School?
- Hill Mead Primary School has 228 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hill Mead Primary School full?
- Hill Mead Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 228 on roll (54%), 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 Hill Mead Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hill Mead Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hill Mead Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hill Mead Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hill Mead Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hill Mead Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hill Mead Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 69% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hill Mead Primary School rank locally?
- Hill Mead Primary School ranked 32nd of 58 primary schools in Lambeth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 63% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hill Mead Primary School's absence rate?
- Hill Mead Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.2% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hill Mead Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hill Mead 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 30 June 2026.