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Hillyfield Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Higham Hill Road, London E17 6ED · hillyfieldacademy.com · 020 8527 7934
Overview
- Ofsted
- Improving
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Waltham Forest 74%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Waltham Forest Council
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,123
- 403 over 720 places · 156%
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 36.3%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Waltham Forest Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 137 families put the school first and 166 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 166 | 137 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 151 | 131 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 141 | 119 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 160 | 125 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 129 | 124 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 16% the higher standard. Across Waltham Forest it was 74%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲16% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲110 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 5 June 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hillyfield Primary Academy was: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next.
- Outcome
- Improving
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2018
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Dec 2018Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Oct 2014Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good Nov 2006Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Good
What parents said
86% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (146 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 86%
- Replies
- 146
- 12% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 79% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 26 parents (18%) with SEND