Hillcrest Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jan 18 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Local authority maintained schools
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Does not apply
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Bristol, City of
Unique reference
131522
Address
Cemetery Road, Totterdown, BS4 3DE

Pupils

Number of Pupils
410 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
49.3%
Girls
50.7%
First language not English
12.2%
Free school meals (FSM)
8%
Persistent absence
8.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
13.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 72.4%
Mixed 8.6%
Other White 4.6%
Pakistani 4.4%
Unclassified 3.9%
African 2%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.7%
Other Black 0.7%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage1
WritingAverage-0.2
MathsAverage1.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 55%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 2%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 108
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hillcrest Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
66
2nd preference
45
3rd preference
32
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.2
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.7
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
59
36
23
Year 1
59
25
34
Year 2
61
32
29
Year 3
57
30
27
Year 4
60
30
30
Year 5
55
26
29
Year 6
59
23
36
Year 2024-2025

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