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Hillsgrove Primary School

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personMs Kathryn Laurie

corporate_fareAMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onWelling, DA16 1DR

phone 2083034949

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2018

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Students

372

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Expected Standard

68%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hillsgrove Primary School is a Academy converter primary school in Welling, serving ages 3-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 39% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hillsgrove Primary School is an academy converter in Welling, Bexley, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of AMADEUS PRIMARY ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 311 pupils on roll, of whom 20% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 68% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 11% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #15 of 55 primaries in Bexley and #3,011 of 14,143 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 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 24.1:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.2 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

68%

LA 64%

Reading87% LA 75%

Writing72% LA 73%

Maths83% LA 72%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

61%

LA 64%England 61%

Reading78% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing72% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths74% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

105

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

44%

LA 63%England 60%

Reading71% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 74% · Eng 71%

Maths65% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

106

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.0

Read

LA 0.1

-3.7 to -0.3

-5.8

Write

LA 0.1

-7.4 to -4.1

-3.2

Maths

LA 0.2

-4.8 to -1.6

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 67%England 65%

Reading89% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing90% LA 80% · Eng 78%

Maths87% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.2

Read

LA -0.6

-1.4 to 1.8

-0.2

Write

LA -0.2

-1.7 to 1.2

0.0

Maths

LA -0.7

-1.4 to 1.4

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

76%

LA 67%

Reading85% LA 76%

Writing85% LA 80%

Maths93% LA 75%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

110

Progress (0 = national avg)

1.3

Read

LA -0.4

-0.3 to 2.9

Write

LA -0.1

-0.6 to 2.6

2.6

Maths

LA -0.4

1.1 to 4.1

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

26 September 2023

Inspection Report

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10 November 2020

Inspection Report

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27 March 2018

Inspection Report

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31 August 2015

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2018-03-27

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2013-11-14

None Legacy

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

0.3%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.3%(1 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 311 pupils. During this period, there were 1 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.3%, 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)	311	1	0.3%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	306	0	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	345	2	0.6%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	335	4	1.2%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	331	6	1.8%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	368	3	0.8%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	372	9	2.4%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	366	1	0.3%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	381	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	393	0	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	396	0	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	388	0	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	388	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	386	0	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	386	0	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	377	0	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	399	0	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	396	0	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	393	2	0.5%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	397	0	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	399	0	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	407	0	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	432	0	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	427	1	0.2%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	421	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.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 15 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 5 pupils

Other Difficulty/Disability 4 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Severe Learning Difficulty 1 pupils

Hearing Impairment 1 pupils

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Hillsgrove Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Funding & Staffing

School Funding Allocation

Funding Breakdown

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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