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Hillview School for Girls
Secondary · Girls · Ages 11–18 · Academy
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge TN9 2HE · hillview.kent.sch.uk · 01732 352793
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Sept 2023
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 48
- average Attainment 8 score. Kent 46.7, England 46
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,500
- 160 over 1,340 places · 112%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 16.1%
- First language not English
- 7.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 222 families put the school first and 235 places were offered; 84% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 235 | 222 | 0.9 | 84% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 233 | 218 | 0.9 | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 234 | 228 | 1 | 88% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 232 | 212 | 0.9 | 92% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 238 | 261 | 1.1▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 48, and 51.6% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Kent it was 46.7, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C+ (34.7 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ●48 | 46 | ||
| ▲51.6% | 45.4% | ||
| ▲73.8% | 64.8% | ||
| ▼8.4% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.01 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 58.3 | 0 |
| Further education | 29.6 | −0.7 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −0.6 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.2 | +3.1 |
| Employment | 3.2 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 2.8 | −1.8 |
| Activity not captured | 1.4 | +0.8 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 164 students | C+ (34.7) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 166 students | C+ (34.8) | Above average +0.17 | |
| 61 students | Dist- (32.5) | Above average +0.25 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 144 | C+ (32.1) | -0.04 |
| 2022/23 | 134 | C+ (34) | — |
| 2021/22 | 153 | B- (37.2) | — |
| 2018/19 | 108 | C+ (32.9) | +0.13 |
| 2017/18 | 103 | C (28.8) | -0.03 |
| 2016/17 | 136 | C- (27.1) | -0.05 |
| 2015/16 | 135 | C- (27.1) | -0.06 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 44.8 | −3 |
| Further education | 6.1 | +1.7 |
| Apprenticeship | 4.8 | +3.6 |
| Employment | 29.1 | −8.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 11.5 | +4.7 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | +1.7 |
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 20 September 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for Hillview School for Girls was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 19 Sept 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Mar 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Nov 2010Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding 16 to 19 study programmes Good
What parents said
88% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (312 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 88%
- Replies
- 312
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 71% who raised concerns
based on the 31% who had a child bullied
based on 90 parents (29%) with SEND