Hillocks Primary Academy
Unwin Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4ND
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Letton
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Diverse Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Ashfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 329
- Pupils on roll
- 271
- URN
- 145847
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Telephone
- 01623408785
About this school
Hillocks Primary Academy is a primary academy in Sutton-in-Ashfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 271 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillocks Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out 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
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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 43 | 41 | 47 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 47% | 37% | 32% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 58% | 56% | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 56% | 44% | 43% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 53% | 49% | 45% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 102.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 98.0 | 99.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.10 | - | - |
| 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 Hillocks 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 | Nottinghamshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 47% | 58.5% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 37% | 59.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 32% | 61.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 8.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.1% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 7.8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 314 |
| 2023/24 | 310 |
| 2024/25 | 293 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillocks Primary Academy compares
Hillocks Primary Academy ranked 216th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 32% | 7.8% | 54% | 271 | — |
| Forest Glade Primary School | 93% | 4.2% | 29.2% | 234 | 0.5 miles |
| Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School | 43% | 4.1% | 17.4% | 356 | 0.5 miles |
| Croft Primary School | 59% | 5% | 24.6% | 364 | 0.6 miles |
| Priestsic Primary and Nursery School | 42% | 6.1% | 43.5% | 425 | 0.6 miles |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School | 71% | 4.5% | 16.4% | 353 | 1.1 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)
- 54.02%
- English as an additional language
- 25.3%
- Overall absence
- 7.76%
- Persistent absence
- 20.08%
Location
Nearby schools
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Forest Glade Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Croft Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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Priestsic Primary and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
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St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School1.1 miles
Primary · Sutton-in-Ashfield
Other schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield
Hillocks Primary Academy ranks 11th of the 12 ranked primary schools in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Brierley Forest Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Croft Primary School Primary
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Forest Glade Primary School Primary
- Healdswood Infants' and Nursery School Primary
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy Primary
- Mapplewells Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School Primary
- Skegby Junior Academy Primary
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School Primary
- St Mary Magdalene CofE Primary School Primary
- Woodland View Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillocks Primary Academy teach?
- Hillocks Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillocks Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hillocks Primary Academy is Mr Gareth Letton, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillocks Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillocks 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 many pupils are at Hillocks Primary Academy?
- Hillocks Primary Academy has 271 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillocks Primary Academy full?
- Hillocks Primary Academy has capacity for 329 pupils and 271 on roll (82%), 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 Hillocks Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hillocks Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillocks Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillocks Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hillocks Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hillocks Primary Academy is part of DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hillocks Primary Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 47% in 2022/23 and 32% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillocks Primary Academy compare with other schools in Nottinghamshire?
- Hillocks Primary Academy ranked 216th of 226 primary schools in Nottinghamshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 18% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillocks Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hillocks Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 7.8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillocks Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillocks 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.