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Hillcrest Primary School

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

personMs Bridget Norman

location_onBristol, BS4 3DE

language Visit Website phone 1173772440

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2016

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Students

409

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Expected Standard

55%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hillcrest Primary School is a Community school primary school in Bristol, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Demand is above capacity (1.0×) — apply through your local authority on time. Ranks in the top 72% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hillcrest Primary School is a community school in Bristol, Bristol, City of, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 410 pupils on roll, of whom 8% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 12% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #64 of 91 primaries in Bristol, City of and #10,725 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2016. The school's current overall rating is Good.

The school is oversubscribed — in the most recent cycle, there were 1.0× as many applications as places, making a successful application competitive.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.9:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.5 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 55%

Reading88% LA 69%

Writing59% LA 64%

Maths86% LA 67%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

55%

LA 53%England 61%

Reading87% LA 67% · Eng 74%

Writing55% LA 63% · Eng 72%

Maths82% LA 64% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 51%England 60%

Reading78% LA 66% · Eng 73%

Writing71% LA 62% · Eng 71%

Maths85% LA 63% · Eng 73%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

107

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.0

Read

LA -0.6

-0.7 to 2.6

-0.2

Write

LA -1.1

-1.7 to 1.4

1.2

Maths

LA -1.2

-0.3 to 2.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 61%England 65%

Reading81% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing86% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths86% LA 74% · Eng 79%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-0.8 to 2.4

-1.1

Write

LA 0.1

-2.6 to 0.4

-0.7

Maths

LA -0.1

-2.1 to 0.7

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

64%

LA 58%

Reading89% LA 69%

Writing77% LA 72%

Maths79% LA 69%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.3

0.4 to 3.6

-0.4

Write

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 1.1

-0.9

Maths

LA -0.3

-2.3 to 0.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

18 January 2022

Inspection Report

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28 June 2016

Inspection Report

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14 September 2015

Inspection Report

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29 January 2015

Inspection Report

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11 June 2013

Inspection Report

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21 February 2013

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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09 October 2007

Inspection Report

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24 March 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2016-06-28

Requires Improvement S5 Reinspection Visit 2 Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2015-09-14

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2015-01-29

None Legacy

Requires improvement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Requires improvement

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 410 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	Perm. Excl.
2024/25 (Spring term)	410	0	0.0%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	412	4	1.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	410	1	0.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	413	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	407	2	0.5%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	413	0	0.0%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	398	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	398	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	399	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	408	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	409	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	410	5	1.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	409	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	409	1	0.2%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	410	2	0.5%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	411	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	410	1	0.2%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	408	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	411	5	1.2%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	416	3	0.7%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	412	10	2.4%	0.5%	1
2016/17 (Summer term)	404	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	404	2	0.5%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Autumn term)	404	3	0.7%	0.5%	0

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 36 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 11 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 3 pupils

Physical Disability 2 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 2 pupils