Hill West Primary School
Clarence Road, Four Oaks, Sutton Coldfield, B74 4LD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Dr Beth Clarke
- Sponsor
- The Arthur Terry Learning Partnership
- Constituency
- Sutton Coldfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 389
- URN
- 139520
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01213085392
About this school
Hill West Primary School is a primary academy in Sutton Coldfield. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 389 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
- Strong 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 | 62 | 63 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 84% | 78% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% | 21% | 22% |
| Expected standard in reading | 81% | 89% | 85% |
| Expected standard in maths | 82% | 90% | 83% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 84% | 82% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 108.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 107.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.30 | - | - |
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 Hill West 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 | Birmingham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 84% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 78% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 411 |
| 2023/24 | 403 |
| 2024/25 | 400 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hill West Primary School compares
Hill West Primary School ranked 37th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 78% | 3.4% | 17% | 389 | — |
| Four Oaks Primary School | 93% | 2.9% | 7.9% | 420 | 0.4 miles |
| Mere Green Primary School | 64% | 5.2% | 14.8% | 422 | 0.8 miles |
| Little Aston Primary Academy | 82% | 4.8% | 10.1% | 203 | 1.0 miles |
| Coppice Primary School | 92% | 3.5% | 9% | 415 | 1.3 miles |
| Little Sutton Primary School | 88% | 2.9% | 6.9% | 420 | 1.3 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
-
Graded inspection report6 May 2026
- 9 March 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 17%
- English as an additional language
- 18%
- Overall absence
- 3.42%
- Persistent absence
- 6.85%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Four Oaks Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Mere Green Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Little Aston Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Coppice Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
-
Little Sutton Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Sutton Coldfield
Other schools in Sutton Coldfield
Hill West Primary School ranks 11th of the 26 ranked primary schools in Sutton Coldfield.
- Blackwood School Primary
- Boldmere Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Boldmere Junior School Primary
- Coppice Primary School Primary
- Curdworth Primary School Primary
- Four Oaks Primary School Primary
- Holland House Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Hollyfield Primary School Primary
- Holy Cross Catholic Primary School Primary
- Lindens Academy Primary
- Little Aston Primary Academy Primary
- Little Sutton Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hill West Primary School teach?
- Hill West Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton Coldfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hill West Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hill West Primary School is Dr Beth Clarke, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hill West Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hill West 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 Hill West Primary School?
- Hill West Primary School has 389 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hill West Primary School full?
- Hill West Primary School has capacity for 420 pupils and 389 on roll (93%), so it has space against 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 Hill West Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hill West Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hill West Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hill West Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hill West Primary School?
- Hill West Primary School is part of THE ARTHUR TERRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hill West Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 78% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hill West Primary School rank locally?
- Hill West Primary School ranked 37th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 84% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 94% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hill West Primary School's absence rate?
- Hill West Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hill West Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hill West 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 15 July 2026.