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Hilltop Primary School

Primary

Crawley · Crawley · RH11 8QL www.hilltop-tkat.org

Pupils
658
cap. 630
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy

The latest DfE performance data shown is from 2024/25.

Ofsted

Ofsted report

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Latest Ofsted report
5 Mar 2024
School inspection

Other Ofsted reports

3 reports
26 Jun 2018
Short inspection
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18 Jun 2014
Full inspectionGood
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4 Sep 2012
Academy conversion letter
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This history covers the current school only. Reports for predecessor schools are not included.

Admissions

Can I get my child into this school?

This school is in Crawley. You apply through the education LA where you live, even if that is a different council.

Results vs local authority and England

This school's latest published figures, once. Local authority and England averages when we have them.

RWM expected
79%
+8pp
LA
59%
England
63%
79%70%60%
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RWM higher
8%
+4pp
LA
6%
England
8%
9%6%2%
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Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
87%
Reading higher standard
44%
Writing expected standard
82%
Writing higher standard
12%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
36%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
80%
LA AVG 70%
SPAG higher standard
29%
LA AVG 23%
Reading scaled score
108.0
LA AVG 105.64
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.9
GPS scaled score
106.0

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
642
cap. 630
642615588
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Pupil : teacher ratio
20.1
LA AVG 20.96:1
21.818.715.6
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EAL
26%
LA AVG 12.14%
26%23%20%
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FSM eligible
27%
LA AVG 15.11%
29%25%21%
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SEN
20%
LA AVG 18.48%
20%17%13%
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Overall absence
5%
LA
5%
England
5%
7%5%4%
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Persistent absence
11%
LA
12%
England
13%
17%13%8%
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Overview

AddressDitchling Hill, Southgate West, Crawley, RH11 8QL
Telephone01293534314
Local authorityWest Sussex
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio20.1:1
Religious characterDoes not apply
Finance£5379 spend / pupil£6153 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

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 prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.Cohort
2024/2579%8%642
2023/2471%4%592
2022/2366%9%+0.80+2.10+1.40603
2018/1965%6%+1.60+0.40+1.40615
2017/1868%2%+0.00+0.30+0.30619
2016/1760%5%+0.70+0.80-0.30588
More fields
YearReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreSEN
2024/2587%44%82%12%86%36%85%80%108.0107.0106.020%
2023/2478%37%84%6%79%20%88%78%106.0104.0105.017%
2022/2373%34%80%16%81%20%85%84%105.0105.0107.018%
2018/1971%29%85%9%83%28%85%80%104.0105.0107.015%
2017/1876%19%84%5%79%18%80%82%104.0103.0105.014%
2016/1769%19%76%10%74%16%79%91%103.0103.0107.013%

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.

Became an academy 1 Sep 2012 (was URN 133972)

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2564220.120%26%27%5%11%
2023/2459219.117%20%28%5%14%
2022/2360321.818%20%29%7%17%
2021/2259418.916%21%26%6%17%
2020/2160315.614%21%24%
2018/1961515%22%23%4%8%
2017/1861920.814%24%22%4%8%
2016/1758821.613%24%21%4%8%

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