Hillside Primary School
Underhill Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6HE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST
- Head of School
- Mrs Rebekah Millward
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Greenshaw Learning Trust
- Constituency
- Gloucester
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 480
- Pupils on roll
- 495
- URN
- 136528
- Local authority
- Gloucestershire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01452530430
About this school
Hillside Primary School is a primary academy in Gloucester. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 495 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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 | 77 | 51 | 58 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 26% | 33% | 38% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 47% | 51% | 64% |
| Expected standard in maths | 36% | 57% | 55% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 47% | 52% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 100.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -4.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -4.00 | - | - |
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 Hillside 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 | Gloucestershire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 26% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 56.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 38% | 59.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 400 |
| 2023/24 | 375 |
| 2024/25 | 386 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillside Primary School compares
Hillside Primary School ranked 191st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 38% | 6.4% | 41.2% | 495 | — |
| Heron Primary School | 55% | 5.8% | 15.5% | 402 | 0.5 miles |
| Finlay Community School | 80% | 7.3% | 43.2% | 412 | 0.9 miles |
| Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School | 78% | 3.5% | 11.1% | 420 | 0.9 miles |
| Abbeymead Primary School | 61% | 5% | 15.6% | 421 | 1.0 miles |
| Coney Hill Community Primary School | 67% | 4.5% | 30.6% | 241 | 1.1 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)
- 41.21%
- English as an additional language
- 21.2%
- Overall absence
- 6.38%
- Persistent absence
- 15.25%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Heron Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Finlay Community School0.9 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Abbeymead Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Gloucester
-
Coney Hill Community Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Gloucester
Other schools in Gloucester
Hillside Primary School ranks 47th of the 53 ranked primary schools in Gloucester.
- Abbeymead Primary School Primary
- Ashleworth Church of England Primary School Primary
- Barnwood Church of England Primary School Primary
- Beech Green Primary School Primary
- Birdlip Primary School Primary
- Calton Primary School Primary
- Castle Hill Primary School Primary
- Churcham Primary School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Parton Manor Junior School Primary
- Churchdown Village Infant School Primary
- Churchdown Village Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillside Primary School teach?
- Hillside Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Gloucester.
- Who is the head of school of Hillside Primary School?
- The head of school of Hillside Primary School is Mrs Rebekah Millward, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillside 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 many pupils are at Hillside Primary School?
- Hillside Primary School has 495 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hillside Primary School full?
- Hillside Primary School has capacity for 480 pupils and 495 on roll (103%), 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 Hillside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hillside Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hillside Primary School is part of GREENSHAW LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hillside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 26% in 2022/23 and 38% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillside Primary School compare with other schools in Gloucestershire?
- Hillside Primary School ranked 191st of 209 primary schools in Gloucestershire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 10% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 33% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillside Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillside 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 1 July 2026.