Hillstone Primary School
Hillstone Road, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 7PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- HILLSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Jason King
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 475
- Pupils on roll
- 415
- URN
- 141270
- Local authority
- Birmingham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01216753573
About this school
Hillstone Primary School is a primary academy in Birmingham. It teaches children aged 2 to 11 and has 415 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillstone 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 | 60 | 56 | 59 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 48% | 66% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 70% | 66% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 63% | 57% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 63% | 63% | 76% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 101.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 100.0 | 106.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.10 | - | - |
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 Hillstone 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 | 53% | 55.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 48% | 58.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 66% | 60.1% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 449 |
| 2023/24 | 456 |
| 2024/25 | 433 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillstone Primary School compares
Hillstone Primary School ranked 134th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 | 66% | 5.4% | 50.5% | 415 | — |
| Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School | 41% | 7.6% | 52.2% | 196 | 0.3 miles |
| Timberley Academy | 60% | 8.3% | 64.1% | 559 | 0.3 miles |
| Yorkswood Primary School | 46% | 10.3% | 64.1% | 375 | 0.4 miles |
| Castle Bromwich Junior School | 62% | 6.2% | 38.1% | 467 | 0.7 miles |
| Brownmead Primary Academy | 74% | 7.4% | 60.8% | 268 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 50.51%
- English as an additional language
- 8.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.44%
- Persistent absence
- 15.54%
Location
Nearby schools
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Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Timberley Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Yorkswood Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Castle Bromwich Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
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Brownmead Primary Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Birmingham
Other schools in Birmingham
Hillstone Primary School ranks 135th of the 273 ranked primary schools in Birmingham.
- Abbey Catholic Primary School Primary
- Acocks Green Primary School Primary
- Adderley Primary School Primary
- Al-Furqan Primary School Primary
- Albert Bradbeer Primary Academy Primary
- Allens Croft Primary School Primary
- Alston Primary School Primary
- Anderton Park Primary School Primary
- Anglesey Primary School Primary
- Arden Primary School Primary
- Ark Tindal Primary Academy Primary
- Aston Tower Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillstone Primary School teach?
- Hillstone Primary School teaches children aged 2 to 11. It is a primary school in Birmingham.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillstone Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillstone Primary School is Mr Jason King, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillstone Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillstone 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 Hillstone Primary School?
- Hillstone Primary School has 415 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 11.
- Is Hillstone Primary School full?
- Hillstone Primary School has capacity for 475 pupils and 415 on roll (87%), 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 Hillstone Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillstone Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillstone Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillstone Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hillstone Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hillstone Primary School is part of HILLSTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hillstone Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 66% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillstone Primary School compare with other schools in Birmingham?
- Hillstone Primary School ranked 134th of 266 primary schools in Birmingham for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 55% 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 Hillstone Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillstone Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillstone Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillstone 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.