SCHOOL PROFILE

Hillside Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 136528
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 103.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

22 November 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character —
Local authority Gloucestershire
Trust GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 495 457 full-time · 38 part-time
Female pupils 240 48.5% of pupils
Male pupils 255 51.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

42.0%
17.2 pts above England
School 42.0%
Gloucester 21.4%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

23.0%
2.7 pts above England
School 23.0%
Gloucester 19.4%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.0%
1.0 pts above England
School 2.0%
Gloucester 1.2%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
51.5%
255
African
18.4%
91
Any other White background
5.1%
25
Unclassified
4.0%
20
Indian
3.8%
19
White and Black Caribbean
3.4%
17
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 29.5% 146 of 495 pupils
8.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 29.5%
Gloucester 21.1%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 22.2% 110 pupils
England 14.8% 7.4 pts above
EHC plans 7.3% 36 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 41
Social, emotional & mental health 36
Moderate learning difficulty 32
Specific learning difficulty 28
No specialist assessment yet 5
Autistic spectrum disorder 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

38.0% 22.4 pts below England
School 38.0%
Gloucester 55.5%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

64.0%

9.8 pts below England

School 64.0%
Gloucester 69.8%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

48.0%

22.3 pts below England

School 48.0%
Gloucester 66.4%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

55.0%

17.0 pts below England

School 55.0%
Gloucester 68.4%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

6.38%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.16 pts higher than England
School 6.38%
Gloucester 6.34%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.25%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.57 pts lower than England
School 15.25%
Gloucester 16.04%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.47%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.34 pts lower than England
School 1.47%
Gloucester 1.71%
South West 1.90%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

103.1% 14.9 pts above England
Hillside Primary School
103.1%
Gloucester
88.7%
South West
84.2%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information