Side by side
Holmleigh Primary School and Woodberry Down Community Primary School
The published facts for both schools, each with its source. Where a school or the government has not published something, the cell says so. We do not name a winner.
What differs
- Holmleigh Primary School takes ages 3 to 11; Woodberry Down Community Primary School takes ages 2 to 11.
- Holmleigh Primary School has 381 pupils; Woodberry Down Community Primary School has 661.
- We hold a dated 2027 deadline for Holmleigh Primary School (15 January 2027) but none for Woodberry Down Community Primary School.
- The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.
Facts side by side
| Fact | Holmleigh Primary School | Woodberry Down Community Primary School |
|---|---|---|
| The basics | ||
| Type | State-funded: Community school DfE register | State-funded: Community school DfE register |
| Ages | 3 to 11 DfE register | 2 to 11 DfE register |
| Gender | Mixed DfE register | Mixed DfE register |
| Pupils | 381 DfE register | 661 DfE register |
| Borough | Hackney DfE register | Hackney DfE register |
| Boarding | No DfE register | No DfE register |
| Admissions for 2027 | ||
| Next deadline to apply or register | 15 January 2027 (open) school or council page | Not published |
| Applications and places, last round | 31 first preferences for 41 places DfE, September 2026 entry | 54 first preferences for 64 places DfE, September 2026 entry |
| Cost | ||
| Published day fees | No tuition fees (state-funded) | No tuition fees (state-funded) |
| Inspection | ||
| Latest inspection | Ofsted graded inspection, 28 January 2025 Ofsted | Ofsted graded inspection, 5 December 2023: Good at that inspection Ofsted |
| Results | ||
| Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% (2024/25) DfE | 72% (2024/25) DfE |
| Pupils | ||
| Eligible for free school meals | 48.5% DfE register | 58% DfE register |
| English as an additional language | 74.1% school census 2024/25 | 62.5% school census 2024/25 |
| Receiving SEN support | 14.3% school census 2024/25 | 11.4% school census 2024/25 |
| Pupils per teacher | 22.5 DfE workforce census | 21.1 DfE workforce census |
| Overall absence | 5% DfE, 2024/25 | 5.8% DfE, 2024/25 |
DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.
Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.