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Hill Avenue Academy

verifiedData: DfE & Ofsted 2024/25

personMr Matthew Wynne

corporate_fareMANOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST

location_onWolverhampton, WV4 6PY

language Visit Website phone 1902558750

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2019

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Students

354

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Expected Standard

69%

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Demand Ratio

0.8x

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Hill Avenue Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Wolverhampton, serving ages 3-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 37% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hill Avenue Academy is an academy sponsor led in Wolverhampton, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of MANOR MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. The school has approximately 363 pupils on roll, of whom 45% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 69% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 4% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #27 of 62 primaries in Wolverhampton and #2,452 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2019. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.8× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 19.3:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.7 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: Department for Education 2024/25, Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 60%

Reading80% LA 72%

Writing76% LA 68%

Maths69% LA 69%

Read SS

105

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

77%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading82% LA 71% · Eng 74%

Writing77% LA 69% · Eng 72%

Maths77% LA 69% · Eng 73%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

104

GPS SS

103

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

40%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading56% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Writing53% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths44% LA 70% · Eng 73%

Read SS

100

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

-5.1

Read

LA -0.3

-7.0 to -3.2

-4.8

Write

LA 0.1

-6.6 to -3.0

-6.6

Maths

LA 0.0

-8.4 to -4.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

84%

LA 60%England 65%

Reading86% LA 68% · Eng 73%

Writing84% LA 74% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 71% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

108

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

6.4

Read

LA 0.4

4.4 to 8.4

5.6

Write

LA 0.6

3.9 to 7.3

4.6

Maths

LA -0.1

2.8 to 6.3

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

87%

LA 62%

Reading93% LA 72%

Writing89% LA 76%

Maths91% LA 72%

Read SS

107

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

5.6

Read

LA 0.6

3.7 to 7.5

Write

LA 0.9

4.2 to 7.8

5.3

Maths

LA 0.3

3.6 to 7

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

28 January 2025

Inspection Report

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21 May 2019

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2019-05-21

Academy First Section 5 Legacy

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2015-02-10

None Legacy

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

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

1.4%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.8%(3 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 363 pupils. During this period, there were 5 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 1.4%, which is above 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)	363	5	1.4%	0.8%	0
2024/25 (Autumn term)	357	0	0.0%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	367	4	1.1%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	363	3	0.8%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	347	1	0.3%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	363	1	0.3%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	354	1	0.3%	0.6%	1
2022/23 (Autumn term)	345	15	4.3%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	353	4	1.1%	0.5%	1
2021/22 (Spring term)	348	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	342	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	355	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	340	0	0.0%	0.1%	0
2020/21 (Autumn term)	335	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Summer term)	338	0	0.0%	0.0%	0
2019/20 (Spring term)	338	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2019/20 (Autumn term)	317	0	0.0%	0.6%	0
2018/19 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2018/19 (Spring term)	315	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2018/19 (Autumn term)	300	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Summer term)	327	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2017/18 (Spring term)	308	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2017/18 (Autumn term)	307	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2016/17 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.4%	0
2016/17 (Spring term)	325	0	0.0%	0.4%	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 19 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 16 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 9 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 7 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 4 pupils

Multi-Sensory Impairment 1 pupils