Ofsted: Requires improvement trending_up Places Available emoji_events #214 in Nottinghamshire public Top 97% UK

Hillocks Primary Academy

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personMrs Lucy Spacey

corporate_fareDIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST

location_onSutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4ND

phone 1623408785

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Inspected 2023

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Students

314

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Expected Standard

32%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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Hillocks Primary Academy is a Academy sponsor led primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield, serving ages 3-11. Currently Requires Improvement according to Ofsted — the school is working to raise standards. Ranks in the top 97% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

Hillocks Primary Academy is an academy sponsor led in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire, admitting pupils aged 3-11. It is part of DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST. The school has approximately 293 pupils on roll, of whom 54% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 32% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 6% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #214 of 226 primaries in Nottinghamshire and #13,612 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2023. The school's current overall rating is Requires improvement. Inspectors assessed quality of education as Requires improvement, behaviour and attitudes Good, personal development Good, and leadership and management Good.

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

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 20.7:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there was 1 permanent exclusion. The average suspension rate was 11.1 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

32%

LA 62%

Reading53% LA 74%

Writing57% LA 71%

Maths43% LA 74%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

37%

LA 59%England 61%

Reading56% LA 72% · Eng 74%

Writing61% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths44% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Read SS

101

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

47%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading58% LA 71% · Eng 73%

Writing67% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths56% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

102

GPS SS

101

Progress (0 = national avg)

-2.1

Read

LA -0.2

-4.0 to -0.1

-0.1

Write

LA 0.2

-1.9 to 1.7

-0.3

Maths

LA 0.0

-2.1 to 1.4

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

13 September 2023

Inspection Report

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Inspection Report

Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2023-09-13

Academy First Section 5 EIF

Requires improvement

Education

Requires improvement

Behaviour

Good

Development

Good

Leadership

Good

2019-05-02

Special Measures S5 ReInspection EIF

Inadequate

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Inadequate

2017-03-01

None EIF

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

14.7%per term

warning Above Average

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

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

4.8%(14 pupils)

Spring term 2025

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

Permanent Exclusions

1pupils

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National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 293 pupils. During this period, there were 43 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 14.7%, 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)	293	43	14.7%	0.8%	1
2024/25 (Autumn term)	292	22	7.5%	0.9%	0
2023/24 (Summer term)	321	23	7.2%	0.8%	0
2023/24 (Spring term)	310	8	2.6%	0.7%	0
2023/24 (Autumn term)	297	11	3.7%	0.8%	0
2022/23 (Summer term)	318	2	0.6%	0.7%	0
2022/23 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.6%	0
2022/23 (Autumn term)	314	3	1.0%	0.6%	0
2021/22 (Summer term)	329	0	0.0%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Spring term)	314	2	0.6%	0.5%	0
2021/22 (Autumn term)	300	1	0.3%	0.5%	0
2020/21 (Summer term)	312	2	0.6%	0.4%	0
2020/21 (Spring term)	291	0	0.0%	0.1%	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 18 pupils

Specific Learning Difficulty 15 pupils

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 13 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 10 pupils

Hearing Impairment 3 pupils

Physical Disability 3 pupils

Visual Impairment 1 pupils

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Hillocks Primary Academy

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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