Hill View Academy
Fernside Avenue, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8YE
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Kieran Pritchard
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
- Constituency
- Huddersfield
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 236
- Pupils on roll
- 216
- URN
- 148134
- Local authority
- Kirklees
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01484976216
About this school
Hill View Academy is a primary academy in Huddersfield. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 216 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hill View 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
- 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 | 36 | 32 | 27 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 56% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 72% | 78% | 78% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 63% | 78% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 53% | 70% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 | 100.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.60 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.10 | - | - |
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 Hill View 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 | Kirklees average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 64% | 56.2% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 56% | 57.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 58.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 210 |
| 2023/24 | 214 |
| 2024/25 | 217 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hill View Academy compares
Hill View Academy ranked 55th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 4.7% | 62.3% | 216 | — |
| Dalton School | 52% | 5% | 30.4% | 487 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy | 61% | 6% | 26% | 310 | 0.5 miles |
| All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School | 56% | 5% | 34.9% | 183 | 0.7 miles |
| Moldgreen Community Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 28.7% | 338 | 0.8 miles |
| Lowerhouses CofE Primary School | 61% | 5.7% | 55.9% | 199 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 62.31%
- English as an additional language
- 17.1%
- Overall absence
- 4.72%
- Persistent absence
- 12.71%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Dalton School0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy0.5 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Moldgreen Community Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
-
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Huddersfield
Other schools in Huddersfield
Hill View Academy ranks 15th 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 Hill View Academy teach?
- Hill View Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Huddersfield.
- Who is the headteacher of Hill View Academy?
- The headteacher of Hill View Academy is Mr Kieran Pritchard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hill View Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hill View 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 Hill View Academy?
- Hill View Academy has 216 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hill View Academy full?
- Hill View Academy has capacity for 236 pupils and 216 on roll (92%), 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 Hill View Academy a faith school?
- No. Hill View Academy has no designated religious character.
- Is Hill View Academy a selective school?
- No. Hill View Academy is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Does Hill View Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hill View Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hill View Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hill View Academy is part of IMPACT EDUCATION MULTI 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 Academy's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Academy compare with other schools in Kirklees?
- Hill View Academy ranked 55th of 101 primary schools in Kirklees for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 66% 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 Academy's absence rate?
- Hill View Academy's overall absence rate is 4.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hill View Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hill View 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 10 July 2026.