Ofsted: Good trending_up Places Available emoji_events #16 in Wokingham public Top 27% UK

Hillside Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Nicci Morris

location_onReading, RG6 4HQ

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

460

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Expected Standard

72%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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Hillside Primary School is a Community school primary school in Reading, serving ages 2-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 27% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hillside Primary School is a community school in Reading, Wokingham, admitting pupils aged 2-11. The school has approximately 446 pupils on roll, of whom 6% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 72% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 17% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #16 of 46 primaries in Wokingham and #5,846 of 15,231 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2018. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. There is 1 teaching vacancy. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 10.1%.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

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Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 67%

Reading85% LA 82%

Writing82% LA 74%

Maths83% LA 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

75%

LA 67%England 61%

Reading87% LA 81% · Eng 74%

Writing80% LA 77% · Eng 72%

Maths87% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

73%

LA 66%England 60%

Reading85% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing76% LA 75% · Eng 71%

Maths89% LA 79% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.6

Read

LA 1.0

0.9 to 4.3

1.2

Write

LA -0.2

-0.5 to 2.8

2.4

Maths

LA 0.6

0.8 to 4.0

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

80%

LA 73%England 65%

Reading93% LA 80% · Eng 73%

Writing87% LA 84% · Eng 78%

Maths95% LA 83% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.9

Read

LA 0.5

-0.7 to 2.5

-1.3

Write

LA -0.5

-2.8 to 0.1

1.6

Maths

LA 0.1

0.2 to 3.0

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

72%

LA 70%

Reading78% LA 80%

Writing87% LA 81%

Maths90% LA 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

-0.8

Read

LA 0.4

-2.4 to 0.8

-0.1

Write

LA -0.2

-1.6 to 1.4

0.1

Maths

LA 0.1

-1.3 to 1.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

Inspection Report

31 March 2025

Inspection Report

07 November 2023

Inspection Report

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02 May 2018

Inspection Report

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08 July 2014

Inspection Report

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13 December 2012

Inspection Report

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16 June 2011

Inspection Report

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21 January 2010

Inspection Report

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06 December 2006

Inspection Report

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02 November 2005

Inspection Report

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03 July 2000

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2018-05-02

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2014-07-08

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 1 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2012-12-13

None EIF

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 446 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	446	0	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	441	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	456	0	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	447	0	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	460	0	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	458	0	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	467	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	464	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	463	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	457	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	456	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	461	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	461	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	459	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	455	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	462	1	0.2%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	463	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	461	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	464	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	465	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	457	0	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Speech, Language & Communication 21 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 14 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 10 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 8 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 5 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Hearing Impairment 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils