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
- 419 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.6%
- Girls
- 50.4%
- First language not English
- 56.1%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 41.5%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 31.5%
Other White 27.7%
Gypsy/Roma 12.4%
Mixed 10.5%
Other 5%
Indian 4.3%
African 4.3%
Other Black 1.9%
Other Asian 1%
Pakistani 0.5%
Caribbean 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 30%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 0%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 99
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 98
Local authority average 104
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Hillside Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 37
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 14
- 3rd preference
- 3
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 33
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.6 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 25.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 27.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 15 10 5 |
| Reception, Full-time | 42 17 25 |
| Year 1 | 57 25 32 |
| Year 2 | 55 25 30 |
| Year 3 | 68 34 34 |
| Year 4 | 58 26 32 |
| Year 5 | 60 38 22 |
| Year 6 | 60 30 30 |