Hillside Primary School

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 2-11
Religion Unknown
Address Underhill Road
Matson
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL4 6HE
Phone 01452530430
Reference Number 136528

Robinswood Primary Academy has significantly improved since its previous inadequate inspection, now achieving a good rating across all domains. Pupils enjoy attending school, which fosters a positive environment where they feel safe and respected. The school effectively teaches a broad and balanced curriculum, placing a strong emphasis on core subjects like mathematics and writing, allowing pupils to demonstrate growing confidence in these areas. Leaders' commitment to improving teaching and learning, alongside strong parental engagement, has contributed to the school’s positive outcomes.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 386
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.33%
Girls: 47.67%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 42.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 22.3%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 23.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 22.7
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 28.4

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 21 23 44
2 24 21 45
3 30 29 59
4 33 22 55
5 29 30 59
6 29 26 55

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 52.3%
African 14.8%
White, Other 6.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 4.9%
Indian 3.9%
Unclassified 3.9%
Caribbean 3.1%
Mixed, Other 2.3%
White & Asian 1.6%
Asian, Other 1%
White & Black (African) 0.8%
Chinese 0.5%
Pakistani 0.5%
Irish 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Good
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 22 Nov 2022
Date Report
22 Nov 2022 Full inspection:
30 Nov 2021 Monitoring visit
08 Jun 2021 Monitoring visit
10 Feb 2021 Monitoring visit
08 Oct 2020 Monitoring visit
17 Dec 2019 Full inspection:
14 Feb 2012 Academy conversion letter
09 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
Previously as Robinswood Primary School
09 Jun 2010 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
06 Jun 2007 Full inspection:
03 Dec 2001 Full inspection
03 Dec 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • High expectations for both pupils and staff
  • Strong focus on core subjects with improved understanding in mathematics and writing
  • Effective phonics teaching for early readers
  • Successful personal development programs for pupils
  • Positive relationships between staff, pupils, and parents
  • Strong behaviour management, with a clear school code

Areas for Improvement

  • Inconsistent application of behaviour management in some lessons
  • Assessment practices for foundation subjects need further development to identify learning gaps

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 38%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 2%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 102
Maths 101

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -4.7
Writing -2.9
Maths -4

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 8 1
Third Preference 8 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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