Hill View Academy

Hill View Academy has undergone significant transformation and is now performing well across various domains. The school fosters a respectful environment where pupils feel supported and valued. Attendance has historically been a challenge, but recent efforts by leaders have made improvements, particularly for students with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). While the enthusiasm for learning is evident among pupils, there are some areas where pedagogical practices need refinement to ensure the best educational outcomes.

Strengths

• Strong relationships between pupils and staff enhance the school environment.
• Pupils enjoy learning and are enthusiastic about their education.
• The school has a consistent phonics curriculum that supports early reading effectively.
• A wide range of extracurricular activities supports personal development.
• High expectations for behaviour and learning in early years provision.

Areas for Improvement

• Pedagogical approaches in some foundation subjects are not securely embedded.
• Attendance monitoring systems need to be more proactive in identifying barriers.
• The early years curriculum lacks clear definition in some areas of learning.

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 View Academy attended 95.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 12.7% 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, 0.9% of pupils at Hill View 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 View Academy had 22.3 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.8% 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, 13.9% of pupils at Hill View Academy were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.8% 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 View Academy received £7,873 and spent £7,535 for each of its 211 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £87,000 (£412 per pupil).

Across all 16 schools of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,135 and spending £8,022 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 Huddersfield · Kirklees local authority: places and applications

Hill View Academy is part of Impact Education Multi Academy Trust, which runs 17 schools. The nearest others:

• Newsome Academy Huddersfield
• Newsome Junior Academy Huddersfield
• Berry Brow Infant and Nursery Academy Huddersfield
• Castle Hall Academy Mirfield
• Old Bank Academy Mirfield
• Manor Road Academy Huddersfield
• Warley Road Primary Academy Halifax
• Lee Mount Academy Halifax
• The Halifax Academy Halifax
• Hollingwood Academy Bradford

What is Hill View Academy's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hill View Academy is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was Hill View Academy last inspected by Ofsted?

Hill View Academy was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does Hill View Academy have?

Hill View Academy has 216 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hill View Academy cover?

Hill View Academy for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 63% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hill View Academy?

Hill View Academy is at Fernside Avenue, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8YE.