Hillcrest Primary School
About the school
Hillcrest Primary School is an open primary school in Bristol, City of.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 24 February 2026
- Published
- 5 May 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Early years
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard
Results and school context
Key Stage 2 results
Combined attainment
Reading, writing and maths expected standard
- School
- 55%
- Bristol, City of
- 59%
- England
- 62%
Reading, writing and maths higher standard
- School
- 12%
- Bristol, City of
- 6%
- England
- 8%
Subject attainment
Reading expected standard
- School
- 88%
- Bristol, City of
- 73%
- England
- 75%
Writing expected standard
- School
- 59%
- Bristol, City of
- 68%
- England
- 72%
Maths expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Bristol, City of
- 72%
- England
- 74%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling expected
- School
- 83%
- Bristol, City of
- 69%
- England
- 73%
Grammar, punctuation and spelling higher
- School
- 36%
- Bristol, City of
- 26%
- England
- 30%
Science expected standard
- School
- 86%
- Bristol, City of
- 79%
- England
- 82%
Scaled scores
Reading average scaled score
- School
- 108
- Bristol, City of
- 105
- England
- 106
Maths average scaled score
- School
- 106
- Bristol, City of
- 104
- England
- 105
Grammar average scaled score
- School
- 107
- Bristol, City of
- 104
- England
- 105
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
410
Girls
50.73%
Boys
49.27%
SEN support
13.41%
Education, health and care plan
3.66%
English as an additional language
12.20%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
8.29%
Overall absence
4.5
Persistent absence
10.16