Hillyfield Primary Academy
Higham Hill Road, London, E17 6ED
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HILLYFIELD PRIMARY ACADEMY
- Headteacher
- Roddy Fairclough
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Walthamstow
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 720
- Pupils on roll
- 1,123
- URN
- 136413
- Local authority
- Waltham Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02085277934
About this school
Hillyfield Primary Academy is a primary academy in London. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 1,123 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 5 June 2024, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good and saw signs of improvement; a full inspection will follow. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 182 | 161 | 170 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 79% | 75% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| Expected standard in reading | 87% | 84% | 84% |
| Expected standard in maths | 89% | 84% | 91% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 90% | 86% | 92% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 108.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +2.60 | - | - |
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 Hillyfield Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Waltham Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 79% | 65.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 75% | 70.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 70.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,257 |
| 2023/24 | 1,217 |
| 2024/25 | 1,194 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillyfield Primary Academy compares
Hillyfield Primary Academy ranked 26th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 5.5% | 19.5% | 1,123 | — |
| Whittingham Primary Academy | 82% | 6% | 30.1% | 352 | 0.3 miles |
| The Winns Primary School | 87% | 4.4% | 17.6% | 652 | 0.4 miles |
| Greenleaf Primary School | 71% | 4.5% | 18.6% | 464 | 0.5 miles |
| Stoneydown Park School | 80% | 4.4% | 14.9% | 631 | 0.5 miles |
| Roger Ascham Primary School | 86% | 6.5% | 28.6% | 418 | 0.5 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)
- 19.54%
- English as an additional language
- 30.5%
- Overall absence
- 5.48%
- Persistent absence
- 15.36%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Whittingham Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · London
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The Winns Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · London
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Greenleaf Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Stoneydown Park School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Roger Ascham Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · London
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Hillyfield Primary Academy ranks 413th of the 948 ranked primary schools in London.
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hillyfield Primary Academy teach?
- Hillyfield Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in London.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillyfield Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hillyfield Primary Academy is Roddy Fairclough, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hillyfield Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillyfield Primary Academy, 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 Hillyfield Primary Academy?
- Hillyfield Primary Academy has 1,123 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillyfield Primary Academy full?
- Hillyfield Primary Academy has capacity for 720 pupils and 1,123 on roll (156%), so it is at or above 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 Hillyfield Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hillyfield Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillyfield Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillyfield Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hillyfield Primary Academy?
- Hillyfield Primary Academy is part of HILLYFIELD PRIMARY ACADEMY. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hillyfield Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hillyfield Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hillyfield Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 79% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillyfield Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hillyfield Primary Academy ranked 26th of 51 primary schools in Waltham Forest for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 49% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillyfield Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hillyfield Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillyfield Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillyfield Primary Academy'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 1 July 2026.