Hill Avenue Academy

Hill Avenue Academy has successfully maintained high standards since its last inspection, reaffirming its position as an outstanding school. Pupils demonstrate strong engagement in their learning, developing both academically and personally, which prepares them well for their transition to secondary education. The school fosters a positive culture where pupils embody the values of happiness, achievement, respect, and teamwork. Additionally, supportive staff and a robust curriculum underpin the school’s effectiveness, further enhancing pupil experience and achievement.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy learning and are well-prepared for secondary school.
• Strong emphasis on reading with successful phonics support.
• Well-developed understanding of values like democracy and equality.
• Effective therapeutic approaches to managing behavior.
• Robust curriculum designed in partnership with the trust.
• Effective action taken to improve attendance.

Areas for Improvement

• Some key stage 1 pupils do not achieve fluency in writing.
• In some wider curriculum subjects, adaptations for SEND pupils are insufficient.

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 Avenue Academy attended 94.5% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.3% 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, 0.8% of pupils at Hill Avenue 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 Avenue Academy had 19.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 27.9% 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, 15.3% of pupils at Hill Avenue Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% 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 Avenue Academy received £7,187 and spent £6,541 for each of its 345 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £678,000 (£1,965 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Manor Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,040 and spending £6,878 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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Hill Avenue Academy is part of Manor Multi Academy Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Manor Primary School Bilston
• East Park Academy Wolverhampton
• Foxyards Primary School Tipton
• St Thomas' Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Hateley Heath Academy West Bromwich
• St Alban's Church of England Primary Academy Wolverhampton
• Brindley Heath Junior School Academy Stourbridge
• Foley Infant School Academy Stourbridge

What is Hill Avenue Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hill Avenue Academy is Outstanding, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was Hill Avenue Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hill Avenue Academy was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does Hill Avenue Academy have?

Hill Avenue Academy has 346 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hill Avenue Academy cover?

Hill Avenue Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hill Avenue Academy?

Hill Avenue Academy is at Hill Avenue, Lanesfield, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, WV4 6PY.