Hill Top Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Outstanding
Jan 31 2024 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
Doncaster
Unique reference
144077
Address
Edlington Lane, Edlington, DN12 1PL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
372 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
52.2%
Girls
47.8%
First language not English
14.8%
Free school meals (FSM)
29.8%
Persistent absence
6.8%
Special education needs (SEN)
18.0%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 80.6%
Other White 10.8%
Mixed 3.8%
African 1.1%
Other Asian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Irish 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Other Black 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.1
WritingAbove average2.1
MathsAverage-0.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 69%
Local authority average 62%
England average 62%

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

School 4%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hill Top Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
50
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
51
2nd preference
13
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
49
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 classes24.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher24
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
11
7
4
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
20
9
11
Reception, Full-time
50
27
23
Year 1
49
19
30
Year 2
50
25
25
Year 3
49
33
16
Year 4
50
26
24
Year 5
44
22
22
Year 6
49
26
23
Year 2024-2025

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