Hillside Primary School

State-Funded School

hillside-primary-school-suffolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

SuffolkLocal Authority

IpswichConstituency

IP2 8NUPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hillside Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Suffolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 402 pupils. Hillside Primary School is part of The Active Learning Trust Limited.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Requires improvement

Behaviour &attitudes

Requires improvement

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 49%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

64%

Asian

Black

13%

Mixed

12%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

402

Total Pupils

49%Boys

51%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

44%

England average

27%

First language not English

54%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Most deprived
Total pupils: 402
IDACI quintile: 5 (Least deprived)
MAT name: The Active Learning Trust Limited

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Nov 2023	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement
11 Nov 2019	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Requires improvement

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.