Hill View Primary School

Highlights from Latest Inspection

Summary of key findings for parents and pupils

This is a good school. Hill View is an improving school. Since the headteacher was appointed a range of carefully planned changes has improved the overall quality of teaching and learning.

As a result, pupils' progress has significantly improved in the last two years. All pupils are now making at least the progress expected nationally. A sizeable proportion make even better progress.

Children make an excellent start in the exciting Reception classes. Achievemement overall is good. In this year's Year 6 national assessments, pupils reached above average standards in reading, and average standards in writing and mathematics from below average starting points..../>
Those pupils who are most disadvantaged are making particularly good progress. Any gaps in performance are being closed well. Pupils are very well cared for.

The values of mutual respect and consideration are ingrained in a learning environment where most flourish. The curriculum effectively promotes pupils' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development by offering a good range of well-planned experiences. The headteacher gives a strong direction to the performance of the school and is working hard to lift the quality of teaching to outstanding.

Governors are knowledgeable about the school's work. They provide effective support and are beginning to hold leaders to account for pupils' achievements more rigorously. Parents and carers appreciate this and the school's reputation is good, and growing.

It is not yet an outstanding school because: Pupils' achievement is not outstanding, because there is not yet sufficient outstanding teaching. Staff do not have enough opportunities to learn from the best practice in the school. The changes in the curriculum are not completely embedded in some classes and so pupils are not always fully challenged and their responses are not always built on, especially in writing and for those pupils who are more able.

Information about this school

This is a much larger than average size primary school. The very large majority of pupils are of White British heritage. The proportion of pupils eligible for pupil premium support (additional money allocated to schools by the government for pupils eligible for free school meals, who are looked after by the local authority or whose families are in the armed forces) is around the national average.

An average proportion of pupils are supported through school action, and the same proportion are supported at school action plus. The number of pupils with a statement of special educational needs is above average. The school meets the government's current floor standards, which set the minimum expectations for pupils' attainment and progress in English and mathematics.

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