Hillside Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Oct 4 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Suffolk
- Unique reference
- 140887
- Address
- Belstead Avenue, IP2 8NU
- Website
- www.hillsideprimary.co.uk
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 421 (66% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.8%
- Girls
- 49.2%
- First language not English
- 57.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.8%
- Persistent absence
- 21.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 13.5%
White British 28%
Other White 24%
Gypsy/Roma 15.4%
Mixed 10%
African 8.8%
Other 5.7%
Indian 2.9%
Other Asian 1.4%
Other Black 1.4%
Pakistani 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Chinese 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAverage-1
MathsAverage-1.2
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 49%
Local authority average 58%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 103
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Hillside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 38
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 38
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 26.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 24 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 28.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 13 8 5 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 23 15 8 |
| Reception, Part-time | 2 0 2 |
| Reception, Full-time | 37 26 11 |
| Year 1 | 49 23 26 |
| Year 2 | 56 24 32 |
| Year 3 | 58 25 33 |
| Year 4 | 65 31 34 |
| Year 5 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 6 | 58 35 23 |