Hillside Primary School is a primary school located in Ipswich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 08/06/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing is average, progress in reading is well below average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.9%, which is 0.9 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Belstead Avenue, Ipswich, IP2 8NU
Website: www.hillsideprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01473601402
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Suffolk
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Tracy McKenzie
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140887

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/06/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 710
Number of Pupils: 548
Number of Boys: 275
Number of Girls: 273

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 13.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -4.5 to -1.3
Writing
Average: -0.4 Confidence interval -1.9 to 1.1
Maths
N/A: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:31%
England Average:65%

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

School:7%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:98
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:100
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Hillside Primary School
Belstead Avenue , IP2 8NU 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Halifax Primary School
Prince of Wales Drive , IP2 8PY 		3out of 4 711 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Mark's Catholic Primary School, Ipswich
Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HN 		4out of 4 1,307 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Matthew's Church of England Primary School, Ipswich
Portman Road , IP1 2AX 		3out of 4 1,539 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cliff Lane Primary School
Cliff Lane , IP3 0PJ 		2out of 4 1,556 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Stoke High School - Ormiston Academy
Maidenhall Approach , IP2 8PL 		2out of 4 384 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Chantry Academy
Mallard Way , IP2 9LR 		3out of 4 1,536 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Suffolk New College
Rope Walk , IP4 1LT 		- not rated 1,521 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Joseph's College
Belstead Road , Birkfield IP2 9DR 		- not rated 1,226 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
University of Suffolk
Waterfront Building , Neptune Quay IP4 1QJ 		- not rated 1,263 yd Higher education institutions Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Stone Lodge Academy
Stone Lodge Lane West , IP2 9HW 		3out of 4 1,273 yd Academy special sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Learning Support, Southern Area Education Office
St Andrew House , County Hall IP4 1LJ 		- not rated 1,563 yd Miscellaneous Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Westbridge Academy
London Road , IP1 2HE 		3out of 4 1,829 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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