Hilltop Primary Academy
Wyaston Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1NB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Mrs Ronni Barker
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Djanogly Learning Trust
- SEN provision
- PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Derbyshire Dales
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 140
- Pupils on roll
- 126
- URN
- 150628
- Local authority
- Derbyshire
- Telephone
- 01335343041
About this school
Hilltop Primary Academy is a primary academy in Ashbourne. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 126 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hilltop 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
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
This inspection took place when the school was registered as Ashbourne Hilltop Primary and Nursery School (URN 112686).
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 53% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 |
Trends over time
How Hilltop 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | — | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
How Hilltop Primary Academy compares
Hilltop Primary Academy ranked 168th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 53% | 8.4% | 41.6% | 126 | — |
| St Oswald's CofE Primary School | 68% | 3.9% | 22.8% | 204 | 0.7 miles |
| Ashbourne Primary School | — | 4.6% | 37% | 202 | 0.9 miles |
| Clifton CofE Primary School | 80% | 2.9% | 14% | 107 | 1.1 miles |
| Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School | 90% | 2.4% | 9.4% | 148 | 1.4 miles |
| Bradley CofE Primary School | — | 17.8% | 11.1% | 22 | 2.6 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)
- 41.59%
- English as an additional language
- 10.4%
- Overall absence
- 8.38%
- Persistent absence
- 16.67%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Oswald's CofE Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Ashbourne
-
Ashbourne Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Ashbourne
-
Clifton CofE Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Ashbourne
-
Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Ashbourne
-
Bradley CofE Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Ashbourne
Other schools in Ashbourne
Hilltop Primary Academy ranks 9th of the 9 ranked primary schools in Ashbourne.
- Ashbourne Primary School Primary
- Bradley CofE Primary School Primary
- Brailsford CofE Primary School Primary
- Clifton CofE Primary School Primary
- Doveridge Primary School Primary
- Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School Primary
- Hulland CofE Primary School Primary
- Ilam Church of England Primary School Primary
- Kirk Ireton C of E Primary School Primary
- Kirk Langley CofE Primary School Primary
- Kniveton CofE Primary School Primary
- Long Lane Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hilltop Primary Academy teach?
- Hilltop Primary Academy teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Ashbourne.
- Who is the headteacher of Hilltop Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of Hilltop Primary Academy is Mrs Ronni Barker, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hilltop Primary Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hilltop 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 Hilltop Primary Academy?
- Hilltop Primary Academy has 126 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Hilltop Primary Academy full?
- Hilltop Primary Academy has capacity for 140 pupils and 126 on roll (90%), 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 Hilltop Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. Hilltop Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does Hilltop Primary Academy have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hilltop Primary Academy as having nursery classes.
- Is Hilltop Primary Academy part of an academy trust?
- Hilltop Primary Academy is part of TAPESTRY LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Hilltop Primary Academy have?
- The schools register lists Hilltop Primary Academy's special educational needs provision as: PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How does Hilltop Primary Academy compare with other schools in Derbyshire?
- Hilltop Primary Academy ranked 168th of 246 primary schools in Derbyshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 26% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 15% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hilltop Primary Academy's absence rate?
- Hilltop Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hilltop Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hilltop 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 3 July 2026.