Primary school

Hillside Primary and Nursery School

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Nottinghamshire
  • NG15 6LW
Ofsted Good · inspected May 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,001 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 40%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 45%45%2016/17: top 72%2017/18: top 62%2018/19: top 77%2022/23: top 16%16% · 2022/232023/24: top 34%2024/25: top 40%No exams

Against East MidlandsArrows: East Midlands rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM68% · East Midlands 63%7/10 Above+38.4 pts
Higher standard, RWM8% · East Midlands 6%7/10 Above+56.3 pts
Reading score106 · East Midlands 1056/10 Middle+38.5 pts
Maths score108 · East Midlands 1049/10 Top 20%+61.8 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 57% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 53%2016/17: 54% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 61%2017/18: 62% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 64%2018/19: 56% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 65%2022/23: 76% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 59%2023/24: 69% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 61%2024/25: 68% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 63%76%54%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 5% · 58 pupils · East Midlands 3%2016/17: 3% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 7%2017/18: 13% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 8%2018/19: 2% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 9%2022/23: 10% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 6%2023/24: 8% · 59 pupils · East Midlands 6%2024/25: 8% · 60 pupils · East Midlands 6%13%2%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1022016/17: 103 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 103 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1052018/19: 102 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042022/23: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052024/25: 106 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 105106102No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 103 · 58 pupils · East Midlands 1032016/17: 102 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042017/18: 104 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 1042018/19: 104 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1052022/23: 107 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042023/24: 106 · 59 pupils · East Midlands 1042024/25: 108 · 60 pupils · East Midlands 104108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
45 of 45 who put it first2014 · 69.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st4545
2nd390
3rd443

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2022

  1. 2008Goodas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2016Ungraded visit
  4. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026456
Free school meals (past 6 years)20.4%
First language not English5.9%
SEN support9.5%
EHC plan0.6%
Absence (sessions missed)4.4%
Persistently absent pupils9.5%

Girls 47.3%Boys 52.8%

108.6% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher22.0
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 18.4
  • Leadership 2
  • Teaching assistants 22.4
  • Other support 1

Teachers 20.4 FTE · Whole workforce 43.8 · 60 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,259
Spend per pupil£5,848
Staff spend per pupil£4,678
Reserve per pupil£117
  • +£54,000revenue reserve
  • +£189,000in-year balance

Grants £5,911 · self-generated £348 · premises £300 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: FLYING HIGH TRUST (35 academies) · trust reserve £4,290,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it