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Hillcrest Academy

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

personMr Samuel Done

corporate_fareTHE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onLeeds, LS7 4DR

language Visit Website phone 1132624080

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2016

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Students

459

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Expected Standard

63%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hillcrest Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Leeds, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 53% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hillcrest Academy is an academy sponsor led in Leeds, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 452 pupils on roll, of whom 33% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 63% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #67 of 212 primaries in Leeds and #4,297 of 14,143 nationally.

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

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 21.6:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 1.0 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

63%

LA 62%

Reading76% LA 74%

Writing67% LA 71%

Maths81% LA 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

105

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading66% LA 73% · Eng 74%

Writing60% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths60% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

58%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading77% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing70% LA 70% · Eng 71%

Maths73% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

103

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.6

Read

LA 0.3

-1.2 to 2.3

1.6

Write

LA 0.6

0.0 to 3.3

1.5

Maths

LA 0.6

-0.2 to 3.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

66%

LA 62%England 65%

Reading83% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing66% LA 75% · Eng 78%

Maths81% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

106

Maths SS

106

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

7.9

Read

LA 0.1

6.1 to 9.7

4.4

Write

LA 0.0

2.7 to 6.0

6.6

Maths

LA 0.4

5.1 to 8.2

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

43%

LA 61%

Reading51% LA 72%

Writing58% LA 74%

Maths58% LA 73%

Read SS

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.0

0.8 to 4.8

Write

LA -0.2

2.1 to 5.9

5.9

Maths

LA 0.1

4.1 to 7.7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

04 May 2022

Inspection Report

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28 September 2016

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2016-09-28

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2013-01-24

None Legacy

Inadequate

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

0.9%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.9%(4 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 452 pupils. During this period, there were 4 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.9%, which is above the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Suspensions	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	452	4	0.9%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	445	5	1.1%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	468	11	2.4%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	452	2	0.4%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	452	3	0.7%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	462	8	1.7%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	459	6	1.3%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	446	1	0.2%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	466	10	2.1%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	463	1	0.2%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	449	2	0.4%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	450	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	452	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	446	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	459	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	459	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	458	1	0.2%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	471	2	0.4%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	435	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	453	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	454	1	0.2%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	440	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	460	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	458	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	450	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 62 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 7 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 2 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 2 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

Physical Disability 1 pupils