Hilltop Junior School
Hill Avenue, Wickford, SS11 8LT
Headteacher: Miss Annie BristowSchool website ↗Pupils: 360 (capacity: 360)Part of HEARTS ACADEMY TRUST
Ofsted Good
Inspected January 2022
67%
Reading, Writing & Maths
Good
Inspected January 2022
Latest data: 2024/25
Ofsted RatingInspected 11 January 2022Full report ↗
Good
From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.
Rated Good across all inspected areas — Quality of Teaching, Behaviour, Pupils' Development and Leadership.
SATs Results (2024/25)
End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.
Reading, Writing & Maths combinedⓘReading, 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.
67.0%
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%.
6.0%
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 77%·Writing 81%·Maths 79%→All three 67%
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Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average
Pupils & Inclusion
Eligible for pupil premium
22.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageⓘEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
4.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportⓘSEN 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).
9.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
179 girls, 181 boys
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Results Over Time
↓ Peaked at 77% (2023/24), currently 67%
* 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
| Year | Reading, Writing & Maths (expected %) | Exceeding expected (%) | Reading Progress | Writing Progress | Maths Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 42.0% | 6.0% | -5.4 | -0.6 | -3.5 |
| 2016/17 | 51.0% | 4.0% | -3.6 | -1.0 | -3.1 |
| 2017/18 | 49.0% | 6.0% | -2.9 | -1.7 | -2.2 |
| 2018/19 | 65.0% | 7.0% | -1.1 | +0.2 | -1.6 |
| 2022/23 | 59.0% | 15.0% | +3.8 | +2.7 | -2.2 |
| 2023/24 | 77.0% | 18.0% | - | - | - |
| 2024/25 | 67.0% | 6.0% | - | - | - |