Hill View Primary Academy
Hill View Road, Ensbury Park, Bournemouth, BH10 5BD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Victoria Buckland
- Sponsor
- Reach South Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Bournemouth West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 630
- Pupils on roll
- 601
- URN
- 142352
- Local authority
- Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01202514109
About this school
Hill View Primary Academy is a primary academy in Bournemouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 601 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 15 May 2024, 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 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 90 | 90 | 90 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 61% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 11% | 3% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 74% | 81% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 73% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 71% | 78% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.60 | - | - |
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 View 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 | Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 56.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 61% | 58.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 59% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 599 |
| 2023/24 | 608 |
| 2024/25 | 606 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hill View Primary Academy compares
Hill View Primary Academy ranked 43rd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4.4% | 15.7% | 601 | — |
| Winton Primary School | 88% | 3.6% | 15.8% | 840 | 0.3 miles |
| Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School | 85% | 5.1% | 17.3% | 424 | 0.5 miles |
| Kingsleigh Primary School | 58% | 6% | 35.4% | 779 | 0.6 miles |
| St Mark's Church of England Primary School | 63% | 4.6% | 12.1% | 418 | 0.9 miles |
| St Luke's Church of England Primary School | 67% | 4.3% | 29.6% | 392 | 1.0 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)
- 15.68%
- English as an additional language
- 21.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.44%
- Persistent absence
- 8.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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Winton Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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Moordown St John's Church of England Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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Kingsleigh Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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St Mark's Church of England Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
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St Luke's Church of England Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Bournemouth
Other schools in Bournemouth
Hill View Primary Academy ranks 22nd of the 27 ranked primary schools in Bournemouth.
- Avonwood Primary School Primary
- Bearwood Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Bethany Church of England Junior School Primary
- Christ The King Catholic Primary School Primary
- Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School Primary
- Elm Academy Primary
- Heathlands Primary Academy Primary
- Jewell Academy Bournemouth Primary
- King's Park Academy Primary
- Kingsleigh Primary School Primary
- Kinson Academy Primary
- Malmesbury Park Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Hill View Primary Academy teach?
- Hill View Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Bournemouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Hill View Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hill View Primary Academy is Miss Victoria Buckland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hill View Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hill View 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 Hill View Primary Academy?
- Hill View Primary Academy has 601 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hill View Primary Academy full?
- Hill View Primary Academy has capacity for 630 pupils and 601 on roll (95%), 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 Hill View Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hill View Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hill View Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Hill View Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Hill View Primary Academy?
- Hill View Primary Academy is part of REACH SOUTH ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hill View Primary Academy'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 54% 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 View Primary Academy rank locally?
- Hill View Primary Academy ranked 43rd of 52 primary schools in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% 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 View Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hill View Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hill View Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hill View 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 2 July 2026.