Hillcrest Primary School is a primary school located in Bristol. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 29/06/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Cemetery Road, Bristol

School Information

Address: Cemetery Road, Bristol, BS4 3DE
Website: www.hillcrest.bristol.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01173772440
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Bristol, City of
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Bridget Norman
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 131522

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 29/06/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 409
Number of Boys: 201
Number of Girls: 208

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.8 to 2.4
Writing
Average: -1.1 Confidence interval -2.6 to 0.4
Maths
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.1 to 0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:79%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Philips Marsh Nursery School and Barton Hill Childrens Centre/Cashmore Early Years Centre
Albert Crescent , St Philip's Marsh BS2 0SU
3out of 4 1,015 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Redcliffe Childrens Centre and Maintained Nursery School
Spencer House , Ship Lane BS1 6RR
4out of 4 1,511 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Ilminster Avenue Specialist Nursery School
Ilminster Avenue , Knowle West BS4 1BX
3out of 4 1,609 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Rosemary Nursery School and Children's Centre
Haviland House , St Judes BS2 0DT
4out of 4 2,348 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Knowle West Early Years Centre
Leinster Avenue , Knowle BS4 1NN
3out of 4 2,410 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillcrest Primary School
Cemetery Road , Totterdown BS4 3DE
3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Knowle Park Primary School
Queenshill Road , Knowle Park BS4 2XG
3out of 4 947 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Victoria Park Primary School
Atlas Road , Bedminster BS3 4QS
3out of 4 1,253 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School
Windmill Close , Windmill Hill BS3 4DP
1out of 4 1,329 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road
Marksbury Road , BS3 5JL
4out of 4 1,536 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Mary Redcliffe and Temple School
Somerset Square , BS1 6RT
4out of 4 1,488 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Oasis Academy John Williams
Petherton Road , Hengrove BS14 9BU
3out of 4 2,392 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bristol Cathedral Choir School
College Square , BS1 5TS
4out of 4 2,619 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
The City Academy Bristol
Russell Town Avenue , BS5 9JH
3out of 4 2,684 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Bernadette Catholic Secondary School
Fossedale Avenue , Whitchurch BS14 9LS
3out of 4 2,931 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
City of Bristol College
St George's Road , Anchor Road BS1 5UA
- not rated 2,871 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
St Brendan's Sixth Form College
Broomhill Road , Brislington BS4 5RQ
- not rated 3,075 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Cleve House School
254 Wells Road , Knowle BS4 2PN
- not rated 369 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Prospect Education Trust
Tramway Road , Brislington BS4 3DS
- not rated 1,133 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
LPW Independent School
LPW House , Princess Street BS3 4AG
- not rated 1,359 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Snowdon Village
Beam Street , Barton Hill BS5 9QR
2out of 4 2,081 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
Andalusia Academy Bristol
Old School Building , St Matthias Park BS2 0BA
- not rated 2,266 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.