Hillcrest Primary School

Bristol, City ofCommunity school

Cemetery Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS4 3DE

Headteacher: Ms Bridget NormanSchool website ↗Pupils: 410 (capacity: 420)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
89% of first-choice applicants offered a place
55%
Reading, Writing & Maths
89%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
55.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
12.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 88%·Writing 59%·Maths 86%All three 55%
Reading
Expected88%
Exceeding48%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected59%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected86%
Exceeding24%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
66
How many got their first choice?
59of 66 (89.4%)
How many applied in total?
143

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
12.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
9.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
14.0%
Boys and girls
51%girls·49%boys
208 girls, 202 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

→ Peaked at 79% (2016/17), currently 55%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1672.0%12.0%+2.1-0.3-0.4
2016/1779.0%6.0%+2.7+0.9+0.1
2017/1864.0%7.0%+2.0-0.4-0.9
2018/1979.0%14.0%+0.8-1.1-0.7
2022/2368.0%3.0%+1.0-0.2+1.2
2023/2455.0%2.0%---
2024/2555.0%12.0%---
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