Hill Farm Academy

Hill Farm Academy has shown significant improvement in various areas since its last inspection, indicating a positive trajectory for the school as it moves towards a graded inspection. The school community is characterized by a sense of pride and inclusivity, with pupils thriving in a supportive environment that encourages their personal development and academic success. The curriculum is ambitious and well-structured, leading to high-quality work and solid outcomes for students of all backgrounds, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and included in the school community.
• High expectations are set for all pupils, leading to strong academic achievement.
• The school offers a highly ambitious and stimulating curriculum.
• Support for SEND pupils is exceptional and well integrated into school life.
• Pupils develop a love for reading through engaging programs and activities.
• Positive relationships and excellent behaviour are evident across the school.
• Strong emphasis on personal development and mental well-being.
• Well-supported integration of pupils with SEND.
• Trustees and governors effectively hold school leaders accountable.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hill Farm Academy attended 94.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.5% of pupils at Hill Farm Academy were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hill Farm Academy had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 22.7% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 24.1% of pupils at Hill Farm Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Hill Farm Academy received £7,008 and spent £7,284 for each of its 446 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £209,000 (£470 per pupil).

Across all 8 schools of Castle Phoenix Trust, income was £7,224 and spending £7,468 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Coventry · Coventry local authority: places and applications

Hill Farm Academy is part of Castle Phoenix Trust, which runs 8 schools. The nearest others:

• Little Heath Primary School Coventry
• Foxford Community School Coventry
• Charter Academy Coventry
• Richard Lee Primary School Coventry
• Caludon Castle School Coventry
• Potters Green Primary School Coventry
• Kingsbury School - A Specialist Science and Mathematics Academy Kingsbury

What is Hill Farm Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hill Farm Academy is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was Hill Farm Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hill Farm Academy was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does Hill Farm Academy have?

Hill Farm Academy has 477 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hill Farm Academy cover?

Hill Farm Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are Hill Farm Academy's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 67% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hill Farm Academy?

Hill Farm Academy is at Foster Road, Radford, Coventry, West Midlands, CV6 3BL.