Hillcrest Primary School
Cemetery Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS4 3DE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Ms Bridget Norman
- Constituency
- Bristol South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 410
- URN
- 131522
- Local authority
- Bristol, City of
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01173772440
About this school
Hillcrest Primary School is a community primary school in Bristol. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 410 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
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 59 | 55 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 68% | 55% | 55% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 2% | 12% |
| Expected standard in reading | 78% | 87% | 88% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 82% | 86% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 78% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.20 | - | - |
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 Hillcrest Primary 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 | Bristol, City of average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 68% | 51.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 52.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 55% | 55.2% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 409 |
| 2023/24 | 413 |
| 2024/25 | 410 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillcrest Primary School compares
Hillcrest Primary School ranked 60th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 55% | 4.5% | 8.3% | 410 | — |
| Knowle Park Primary School | 65% | 6.3% | 22.8% | 611 | 0.6 miles |
| Victoria Park Primary School | 64% | 5.7% | 23.5% | 410 | 0.8 miles |
| St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School | 30% | 7% | 36.8% | 372 | 0.8 miles |
| Oasis Academy Marksbury Road | 75% | 5.8% | 38.3% | 355 | 0.9 miles |
| Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy | 38% | 9.3% | 60.7% | 229 | 1.0 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 8.29%
- English as an additional language
- 12.2%
- Overall absence
- 4.5%
- Persistent absence
- 10.16%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Knowle Park Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Victoria Park Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Bristol
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Oasis Academy Marksbury Road0.9 miles
Primary · Bedminster
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Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Bristol
Other schools in Bristol
Hillcrest Primary School ranks 139th of the 198 ranked primary schools in Bristol.
- Abbotswood Primary School Primary
- Air Balloon Hill Primary School Primary
- Ashley Down Primary School Primary
- Ashton Gate Primary School Primary
- Ashton Vale Primary School Primary
- Avanti Gardens School Primary
- Avonmouth Church of England Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Backwell Church of England Junior School Primary
- Badocks Wood E-ACT Academy Primary
- Bailey's Court Primary School Primary
- Barley Close Community Primary School Primary
- Barrs Court Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hillcrest Primary School teach?
- Hillcrest Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bristol.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillcrest Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillcrest Primary School is Ms Bridget Norman, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillcrest Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillcrest Primary 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 Hillcrest Primary School?
- Hillcrest Primary School has 410 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hillcrest Primary School full?
- Hillcrest Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 410 on roll (98%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillcrest Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillcrest Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillcrest Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hillcrest Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Hillcrest Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 68% in 2022/23 and 55% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillcrest Primary School rank locally?
- Hillcrest Primary School ranked 60th of 92 primary schools in Bristol, City of for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 30% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillcrest Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillcrest Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillcrest Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillcrest Primary 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 30 June 2026.