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The Hill Primary School[1]

Primary · ages 4–11

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Headline results

KS2 reading, writing & maths: expected standard
KS2 64% 64% 2024/25[2]

Results

Primary (key stage 2)

Expected standard (reading, writing & maths)
64% 2024/25[2]
Higher standard (reading, writing & maths)
2% 2024/25[2]
Reading, average scaled score
106 2024/25[2]
Maths, average scaled score
105 2024/25[2]
All results, 2021/22
Not published[3]
All results, 2020/21
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
All results, 2019/20
Not published (exams cancelled, COVID-19)[3]
Earlier years
Year Expected standard (reading, writing & maths) Higher standard (reading, writing & maths) Reading, average scaled score Maths, average scaled score
2023/24 66%[4] 5%[4] 108[4] 105[4]
2022/23 67%[5] 11%[5] 107[5] 106[5]
2018/19 85%[6] 20%[6] 109[6] 108[6]
2017/18 79%[7] 17%[7] 108[7] 107[7]

Ofsted

Latest inspection
31 Oct 2023[8]
Type
Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools[8]
Report published
26 Dec 2023[8]
Safeguarding is effective
Yes[8]
Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
School remains Good[8]
Earlier inspections
InspectionTypeOverall
11 Apr 2018[9] Maintained Academy and School Short inspection[9] No overall grade[9]

Competition to get in

Applications and offers, Reception

Applications per place
3.7 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Applications (any preference)
220 Entry Sept 2026[10]
First preferences
77 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Places offered
60 Entry Sept 2026[10]
First preferences per place
1.3 Entry Sept 2026[10]
Earlier years
Entry Applications First preferences Places offered Per place First preferences per place
Entry Sept 2025 206[10] 65[10] 60[10] 3.4[10] 1.1[10]
Entry Sept 2024 211[10] 62[10] 60[10] 3.5[10] 1.0[10]
Entry Sept 2023 201[10] 62[10] 60[10] 3.4[10] 1.0[10]
Entry Sept 2022 156[10] 44[10] 56[10] 2.8[10] 0.8[10]

Character & practicalities

Type
Community school[1]
Ages
4–11[1]
Boys / girls
Mixed[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
420[1]
Local authority
Reading[1]
Website
https://www.thehillprimary.org.uk[1]
District
Reading[11]
Postcode
RG4 8TU[1]
URN
109788[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
394 2024/25[12]
English as an additional language
16.2% 2024/25[12]
SEN support
12.7% 2024/25[12]
EHC plan
1.8% 2024/25[12]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
4.3% 2024/25[12]

Pupils' ethnicity 2025/26

White
72.9%[13]
Mixed
13.2%[13]
Asian
10.5%[13]
Black
0.7%[13]
Any other ethnic group
1.5%[13]
Unclassified
1.2%[13]

The school census's major ethnic groups as shares of the school's pupils, summed by us from the published counts. For information only: never used to rank, filter or colour schools.

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 2 attainment: national headlines 2021/22. Period 2021/22. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quotes (2)
    We will not publish key stage 2 data for academic year 2021/22 in performance tables (also known as Compare School and College Performance).
    This is the first publication of key stage 2 attainment statistics since 2019 due to cancellation of 2020 and 2021 assessments during the pandemic.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2018/19, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS2 final. Period 2017/18, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2023/24. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Ofsted: State-funded schools inspections and outcomes. Period 2017/18. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  10. Department for Education: Primary and secondary school applications and offers: school level. Period Entry Sept 2026, final, published 2026-06-29. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  11. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  12. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Schools, pupils and their characteristics: school level underlying data. Period 2025/26, published 2026-06-04. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.