Hillbrook School
Hillbrook Road, Tooting, London, SW17 8SG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mrs Deborah Hart
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty, SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder, SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health, MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Tooting
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 840
- Pupils on roll
- 567
- URN
- 101057
- Local authority
- Wandsworth
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02086723957
About this school
Hillbrook School is a foundation primary school in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 567 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 86 | 100 | 96 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 52% | 67% | 70% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 3% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 60% | 78% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 71% | 71% | 80% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 76% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 104.0 | 107.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillbrook School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Wandsworth average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 52% | 62.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 65.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 70% | 65.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 725 |
| 2023/24 | 681 |
| 2024/25 | 623 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillbrook School compares
Hillbrook School ranked 33rd of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 70% | 7% | 32.4% | 567 | — |
| Franciscan Primary School | 46% | 6.7% | 48.7% | 286 | 0.2 miles |
| Tooting Primary School | 56% | 5.2% | 22.4% | 399 | 0.3 miles |
| St Anselm's Catholic Primary School | 81% | 3.1% | 7.8% | 201 | 0.3 miles |
| St Boniface RC Primary School | 71% | 5.2% | 18.2% | 259 | 0.4 miles |
| Gatton (VA) Primary School | 77% | 5.6% | 19.7% | 629 | 0.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 32.44%
- English as an additional language
- 48.2%
- Overall absence
- 7.01%
- Persistent absence
- 22.01%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Franciscan Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · London
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Tooting Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Anselm's Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · London
-
St Boniface RC Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
-
Gatton (VA) Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
Other schools in London
Hillbrook School ranks 579th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
- Abacus Belsize Primary School Primary
- Acton Gardens Primary School Primary
- Adamsrill Primary School Primary
- Addison Primary School Primary
- Ainslie Wood Primary School Primary
- Akiva School Primary
- Albemarle Primary School Primary
- Albion Primary School Primary
- Alderbrook Primary School Primary
- Aldersbrook Primary School Primary
- Alderwood Primary School Primary
- Alexander McLeod Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hillbrook School teach?
- Hillbrook School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillbrook School?
- The headteacher of Hillbrook School is Mrs Deborah Hart, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillbrook School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillbrook School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Hillbrook School?
- Hillbrook School has 567 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillbrook School full?
- Hillbrook School has capacity for 840 pupils and 567 on roll (68%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillbrook School a faith school?
- No. Hillbrook School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillbrook School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillbrook School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hillbrook School have?
- The schools register lists Hillbrook School's special educational needs provision as: SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty; SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder; SEMH - Social, Emotional and Mental Health; MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hillbrook School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 52% in 2022/23 and 70% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillbrook School rank locally?
- Hillbrook School ranked 33rd of 55 primary schools in Wandsworth for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 66% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 24% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillbrook School's absence rate?
- Hillbrook School's overall absence rate is 7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillbrook School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillbrook School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.