Hillyfield Primary Academy

State-Funded School

hillyfield-primary-academy-waltham-forest-london

LondonRegion

Waltham ForestLocal Authority

WalthamstowConstituency

E17 6EDPostcode

8.3

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hillyfield Primary Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Waltham Forest, London.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 1,123 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 75%
Higher standard: 17%
Reading score: 108
Maths score: 107

Ethnicity

White

45%

Asian

18%

Black

14%

Mixed

13%

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

1,123

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

16%

England average

27%

First language not English

36%

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: Deprived
Total pupils: 1,123
IDACI quintile: 4 (Less deprived)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. The most recent ungraded inspection is shown below.

School remains Good (Improving)

Ungraded inspection on 5 June 2024. An ungraded inspection checks whether the existing grade still holds; it does not award a new one. Ofsted has scheduled a full graded inspection as a result.

Read the inspection letter on Ofsted

Report published					Overall
20 Jan 2019	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

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.