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EnglandEast of EnglandIpswichIP2 8NUHillside Primary School
Primary

Hillside Primary School

Primary

Ipswich · Ipswich · IP2 8NU www.hillsideprimary.co.uk

Pupils
421
cap. 500
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
421
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
53%
RWM expected · 2024/25
3%
RWM higher · 2024/25
421
Pupils · 2024/25
58%
EAL · 2024/25
21%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 04/10/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authoritySuffolk
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio23.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Hillside Primary School · Primary · Suffolk

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
53%
+4pp
53%42%30%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 53%
RWM higher standard
3%
-1pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 3%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
60%
Reading higher standard
14%
Writing expected standard
72%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
74%
Maths higher standard
10%
Science expected standard
71%
SPAG expected standard
64%
SPAG higher standard
19%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
102.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
421
Pupil : teacher ratio
23.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
58%
FSM eligible
45%
SEN
16%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
21%

Contact

Address
Belstead Avenue, Ipswich, IP2 8NU
Local authority
Suffolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2553%3%60%14%72%7%74%10%71%64%101.0102.0101.016%421
2023/2449%4%67%18%61%6%71%16%86%76%103.0102.0104.016%419
2022/2330%0%49%8%40%1%42%8%69%51%99.098.0100.0-0.80-1.00-1.2016%467
2018/1931%7%40%19%54%10%51%15%63%66%98.0100.0103.0-2.90-0.40-1.4010%615
2017/1841%0%58%15%56%3%56%7%63%68%102.0101.0104.0-3.60-3.80-3.208%606
2016/1730%2%36%9%60%4%55%6%70%58%98.0100.0102.0-1.40-0.60+0.509%586

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2542122.216%58%45%6%21%
2023/2441924.616%56%44%8%25%
2022/2346724.816%54%46%10%39%
2021/2249323.112%54%42%10%38%
2020/2154824.512%55%34%
2018/1961526.110%55%29%5%14%
2017/1860618.98%52%34%5%11%
2016/1758617.89%49%38%5%14%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.