Hilton Primary Academy
Hilton Avenue, Blakelaw, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, NE5 3RN
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Andrew Cowan
- Religious ethos
- None
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Northern Education Trust
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 138995
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01912869297
About this school
Hilton Primary Academy is a primary academy in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 415 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Early years
- Outstanding
- 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 | 56 | 57 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 73% | 74% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 2% | 18% |
| Expected standard in reading | 73% | 79% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 75% | 77% | 85% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 51% | 75% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 104.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +2.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.00 | - | - |
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 Hilton 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 | Newcastle upon Tyne average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 73% | 59.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 74% | 60.7% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 440 |
| 2023/24 | 435 |
| 2024/25 | 421 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hilton Primary Academy compares
Hilton Primary Academy ranked 8th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 6.1% | 54.6% | 415 | — |
| Thomas Walling Primary Academy | 77% | 5.9% | 66% | 412 | 0.3 miles |
| Farne Primary School | 73% | 5.9% | 50.5% | 239 | 0.5 miles |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham | 52% | 5.6% | 38.1% | 472 | 0.6 miles |
| Beech Hill Primary School | 79% | 6.1% | 55.9% | 441 | 0.6 miles |
| Cheviot Primary School | 66% | 6.5% | 76.4% | 202 | 0.7 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)
- 54.64%
- English as an additional language
- 22.1%
- Overall absence
- 6.08%
- Persistent absence
- 18.82%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thomas Walling Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Farne Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
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English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Fenham0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Beech Hill Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
-
Cheviot Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Other schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Hilton Primary Academy ranks 13th of the 94 ranked primary schools in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Amberley Primary School Primary
- Archbishop Runcie CofE First School Primary
- Archibald First School Primary
- Atkinson Road Primary Academy Primary
- Backworth Park Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Balliol Primary School Primary
- Beech Hill Primary School Primary
- Belsay Primary School Primary
- Benton Dene Primary School Primary
- Benton Park Primary School Primary
- Bridgewater Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hilton Primary Academy teach?
- Hilton Primary Academy teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
- Who is the headteacher of Hilton Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hilton Primary Academy is Mr Andrew Cowan, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hilton Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hilton 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 Hilton Primary Academy?
- Hilton Primary Academy has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hilton Primary Academy full?
- Hilton Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 415 on roll (99%), 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 Hilton Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hilton Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hilton Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hilton Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Who runs Hilton Primary Academy?
- Hilton Primary Academy is part of NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hilton Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 73% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hilton Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hilton Primary Academy ranked 8th of 68 primary schools in Newcastle upon Tyne for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hilton Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hilton Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hilton Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hilton 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 7 July 2026.