Hillside Primary School
Headfield Road, Newsome, Huddersfield, HD4 6LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nazmunnisha Ismail
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 367
- Pupils on roll
- 302
- URN
- 147629
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484226834
About this school
Hillside Primary School is a primary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 302 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillside 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. 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 | 44 | 43 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 55% | 53% | 67% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 7% | 0% | 5% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 65% | 79% |
| Expected standard in maths | 70% | 65% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 63% | 77% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 101.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -2.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.50 | - | - |
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 Hillside 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 55% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 53% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 67% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.8% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.1% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 343 |
| 2023/24 | 332 |
| 2024/25 | 305 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillside Primary School compares
Hillside Primary School ranked 39th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 67% | 6.1% | 49.2% | 302 | — |
| Mount Pleasant Primary School | 65% | 6% | 35.1% | 639 | 0.5 miles |
| Newsome Junior Academy | 53% | 6% | 35.2% | 215 | 0.5 miles |
| Lowerhouses CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 55.9% | 199 | 0.8 miles |
| Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 5.8% | 29.2% | 133 | 0.8 miles |
| Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School | — | — | — | 238 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 49.18%
- English as an additional language
- 26.9%
- Overall absence
- 6.13%
- Persistent absence
- 16.73%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Mount Pleasant Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Newsome Junior Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Lowerhouses CofE Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
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Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Spring Grove Junior Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Hillside Primary School ranks 8th of the 37 ranked primary schools in Huddersfield.
- All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School Primary
- Ashbrow School Primary
- Beaumont Primary Academy Primary
- Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Birdsedge First School Primary
- Birkby Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Birkby Junior School Primary
- Brambles Primary Academy Primary
- Christ Church CE Academy Primary
- Clough Head Junior and Infant School Primary
- Crow Lane Primary and Foundation Stage School Primary
- Cumberworth CofE First School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillside Primary School teach?
- Hillside Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillside Primary School is Mrs Nazmunnisha Ismail, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillside 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 Hillside Primary School?
- Hillside Primary School has 302 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hillside Primary School full?
- Hillside Primary School has capacity for 367 pupils and 302 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 Hillside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- Is Hillside Primary School part of an academy trust?
- Hillside Primary School is part of SOUTH PENNINE ACADEMIES. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Hillside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 55% in 2022/23 and 67% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillside Primary School compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Hillside Primary School ranked 39th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 57% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 36% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillside Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillside 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 10 July 2026.