Hillview School for Girls
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- HILLVIEW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Hilary Burkett
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Tonbridge
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,340
- Pupils on roll
- 1,500
- URN
- 137104
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01732352793
About this school
Hillview School for Girls is a girls' secondary academy in Tonbridge. It teaches children aged 11 to 18 and has 1,500 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillview School for Girls, 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 232 | 216 | 225 |
| Attainment 8 score | 48.5 | 49.5 | 48.0 |
| Progress 8 score | +0.34 +0.15 to +0.52 | +0.37 +0.18 to +0.57 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 41% | 53.2% | 51.6% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 73% | 76.4% | 73.8% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 10% | 9.7% | 8.4% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillview School for Girls has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 48.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 49.5 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 48 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 10.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 9.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,496 |
| 2023/24 | 1,532 |
| 2024/25 | 1,544 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillview School for Girls compares
Hillview School for Girls ranked 36th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 48 | 9.7% | 16.8% | 1,500 | — |
| Weald of Kent Grammar School | 70 | 6.8% | 4% | 1,913 | 0.3 miles |
| Tonbridge Grammar School | 77.2 | 5.8% | 2.2% | 1,150 | 0.5 miles |
| The Judd School | 78.4 | 4.6% | 2.7% | 1,541 | 0.8 miles |
| Leigh Academy Tonbridge | 43.1 | 7.3% | 33% | 807 | 1.0 miles |
| Leigh Academy Hugh Christie | 40.5 | 10.7% | 39.8% | 688 | 1.8 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)
- 16.77%
- English as an additional language
- 6.5%
- Overall absence
- 9.69%
- Persistent absence
- 27.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Weald of Kent Grammar School0.3 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Tonbridge Grammar School0.5 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
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The Judd School0.8 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Leigh Academy Tonbridge1.0 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
-
Leigh Academy Hugh Christie1.8 miles
Secondary · Tonbridge
Other schools in Tonbridge
Hillview School for Girls ranks 4th of the 7 ranked secondary schools in Tonbridge.
- Leigh Academy Hugh Christie Secondary
- Leigh Academy Mascalls Secondary
- Leigh Academy Tonbridge Secondary
- The Judd School Secondary
- Tonbridge Grammar School Secondary
- Weald of Kent Grammar School Secondary
- Bishop Chavasse Primary School Primary
- Brenchley and Matfield Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cage Green Primary School Primary
- Capel Primary School Primary
- East Peckham Primary School Primary
- Hadlow Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillview School for Girls teach?
- Hillview School for Girls teaches children aged 11 to 18. It is a secondary school in Tonbridge.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillview School for Girls?
- The headteacher of Hillview School for Girls is Mrs Hilary Burkett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillview School for Girls been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillview School for Girls, 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 Hillview School for Girls?
- Hillview School for Girls has 1,500 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 18.
- Is Hillview School for Girls full?
- Hillview School for Girls has capacity for 1,340 pupils and 1,500 on roll (112%), 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 Hillview School for Girls a faith school?
- No. Hillview School for Girls has no designated religious character.
- Is Hillview School for Girls a selective school?
- No. Hillview School for Girls is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Is Hillview School for Girls part of an academy trust?
- Hillview School for Girls is part of HILLVIEW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hillview School for Girls's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 48.5 in 2022/23 and 48 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillview School for Girls compare with other schools in Kent?
- Hillview School for Girls ranked 36th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 69% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 9% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillview School for Girls's absence rate?
- Hillview School for Girls's overall absence rate is 9.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillview School for Girls's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillview School for Girls'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.