Hillcrest Academy is a primary school located in Leeds. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 29/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Cowper Street, Leeds

School Information

Address: Cowper Street, Leeds, LS7 4DR
Website: www.hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01132624080
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Leeds
Headteacher / Principal: Samuel Done
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140413

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 29/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 428
Number of Pupils: 452
Number of Boys: 218
Number of Girls: 234

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 11% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 7.9 Confidence interval 6.1 to 9.7
Writing
Well Above Average: 4.4 Confidence interval 2.7 to 6
Maths
Well Above Average: 6.6 Confidence interval 5.1 to 8.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillcrest Academy
Cowper Street , LS7 4DR 		4out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Bankside Primary School
Shepherds Lane , LS8 5AW 		3out of 4 311 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW 		- not rated 575 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Bracken Edge Primary School
Bracken Edge Primary School , Newton Garth LS7 4HE 		3out of 4 704 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Harehills Primary School
Darfield Road , Harehills LS8 5DQ 		3out of 4 985 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Co-op Academy Leeds
Stoney Rock Lane , LS9 7HD 		2out of 4 1,493 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity Academy Leeds
Torre Road , Burmantofts 		- not rated 2,000 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Leeds City Academy
Bedford Field , Woodhouse Cliff LS6 2LG 		3out of 4 2,323 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Mount St Mary's Catholic High School
Ellerby Road , LS9 8LA 		2out of 4 2,534 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Ruth Gorse Academy
Black Bull Street , LS10 1HW 		4out of 4 2,953 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leeds College of Building
North Street , LS2 7QT 		- not rated 1,560 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Notre Dame Catholic Sixth Form College
St Mark's Avenue , LS2 9BL 		- not rated 1,950 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Leeds City College
Park Lane , LS3 1AA 		- not rated 2,903 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown
Leopold Street , Chapeltown LS7 4AW 		- not rated 588 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
Roundhay School
Gledhow Lane , Roundhay LS8 1ND 		4out of 4 2,003 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Carr Manor Community School, Specialist Sports College
Carr Manor Road , LS17 5DJ 		3out of 4 3,019 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Leeds Christian School of Excellence
Reconciliation Centre , Avenue Hill LS8 4EX 		- not rated 473 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Beechtree Steiner Initiative
192a Chapeltown Road , Leeds LS7 4HZ 		- not rated 752 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
New Horizon Community School
Newton Hill House , Newton Hill Road LS7 4JE 		- not rated 1,168 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Leeds Arts University
Blenheim Walk , LS2 9AQ 		- not rated 1,919 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
University of Leeds
The University , LS2 9JT 		- not rated 2,030 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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