Hilltop School
Larch Road, Maltby, Rotherham, S66 8AZ
- Phase
- Academies
- School type
- Academy special converter
- Ages
- 2 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Acting Headteacher
- Mr Sam MacDonald
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Nexus Multi Academy Trust
- SEN provision
- SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Rother Valley
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 164
- Pupils on roll
- 180
- URN
- 142795
- Local authority
- Rotherham
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01709813386
About this school
Hilltop School is a special academy in Rotherham. It teaches children aged 2 to 19 and has 180 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 12 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 | 14 | 13 | 19 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | - | - | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | - | - | - |
| Reading progress | -11.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -10.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -11.70 | - | - |
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.
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 4 | 10 | 12 |
| Attainment 8 score | - | - | - |
| Progress 8 score | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | - | - | - |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | - | - | - |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | - | - | - |
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 Hilltop 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 | Rotherham average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 51.4% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 55.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 55.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 134 |
| 2023/24 | 147 |
| 2024/25 | 183 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 48.78%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.88%
- Persistent absence
- 39.49%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Abbeywood School0.9 miles
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-
Sutherland House School Braithwell1.5 miles
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-
The Willows School2.8 miles
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-
Pennine View School3.6 miles
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-
Elements Academy3.8 miles
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- Kelford School Academies
- Newman School Academies
- Rotherham Aspire Local authority maintained schools
- ROTHERHAM OPPORTUNITIES COLLEGE Other types
- The Willows School Academies
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Common questions
- What year groups does Hilltop School teach?
- Hilltop School teaches children aged 2 to 19. It is a special school in Rotherham.
- Who is the acting headteacher of Hilltop School?
- The acting headteacher of Hilltop School is Mr Sam MacDonald, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Hilltop School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hilltop 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 Hilltop School?
- Hilltop School has 180 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 2 to 19.
- Is Hilltop School full?
- Hilltop School has capacity for 164 pupils and 180 on roll (110%), 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 Hilltop School a faith school?
- No. Hilltop School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs Hilltop School?
- Hilltop School is part of NEXUS MULTI ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hilltop School have?
- The schools register lists Hilltop School's special educational needs provision as: SLD - Severe Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hilltop School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is Hilltop School's absence rate?
- Hilltop School's overall absence rate is 11.9% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hilltop School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hilltop 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 2 July 2026.