The Hills Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bedford
- Unique reference
- 139522
- Address
- Stancliffe Road, MK41 9AT
- Website
- www.thehillsacademy.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 440 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.1%
- Girls
- 45.9%
- First language not English
- 21.6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.8%
- Persistent absence
- 7.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 4.8%
White British 61.4%
Mixed 12.9%
Other White 7.5%
Indian 5.9%
Pakistani 3.2%
African 3%
Other 1.4%
Other Asian 1.1%
Caribbean 1.1%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Unclassified 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingWell above average4.9
WritingWell above average5.4
MathsWell above average5.4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 72%
Local authority average 56%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 10%
Local authority average 3%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 103
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
The Hills Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 63
- 2nd preference
- 73
- 3rd preference
- 36
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 28.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 26.5 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 23 16 7 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 12 7 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 54 34 20 |
| Year 1 | 45 19 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 23 37 |
| Year 3 | 62 34 28 |
| Year 4 | 59 36 23 |
| Year 5 | 62 34 28 |
| Year 6 | 62 35 27 |