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Hilltop Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Hilltop Road, Frindsbury, Rochester ME2 4QN · hilltopprimary.co.uk · 01634 710312
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jun 2022
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 62%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Medway 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 445
- 99% of 448 places
- Local authority
- Medway
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20%
- First language not English
- 11.9%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Beyond Schools Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 50 families put the school first and 60 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 | 60 | 50 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 55 | 52 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 47 | 0.8 | 98% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 57 | 1 | 91% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 55 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 62% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 8% the higher standard. Across Medway it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ●62% | 62% | ||
| ●8% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 118473)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 June 2022, Ofsted’s outcome for Hilltop Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 28 Jun 2022
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Feb 2016
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Feb 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective Nov 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
70% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (69 replies, to 2 April 2023).
- Recommend
- 70%
- Replies
- 69
- 17% · 2 Apr 2023
based on the 77% who raised concerns
based on the 42% who had a child bullied
based on 13 parents (19%) with SEND