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Hill View Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
Hill View Road, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth BH10 5BD · hillviewacademy.org · 01202 514109
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 54%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2025 entry · Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 601
- 95% of 630 places
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 16.5%
- First language not English
- 20.8%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Bournemouth Christchurch and Poole Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 48 families put the school first and 51 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 | 51 | 48 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 80 | 65 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 77 | 73 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 77 | 72 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 69 | 68 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 54% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% the higher standard. Across Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼54% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●106 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 113751)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 15 May 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for Hill View Primary Academy was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 14 May 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Dec 2013
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Jun 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Dec 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Oct 2008Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
79% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (95 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 79%
- Replies
- 95
- 16% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 78% who raised concerns
based on the 36% who had a child bullied
based on 19 parents (20%) with SEND