Hill View Infant Academy

Previous inspections

• 21 July 2026School inspectionReport card
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• 28 June 2022School inspectionGood
  Report
• 6 April 2017Academy conversion letter
  Report

Pupils

Pupils

460

Capacity

360

Girls / boys

42% / 58%

Free school meals

8%

Staff

Teachers (FTE)

19.5

Teaching assistants (FTE)

15.8

Leadership (FTE)

4

Part-time teachers

27%

School workforce census, 2025/26.

What is Hill View Infant Academy's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted inspected Hill View Infant Academy on 21 July 2026 using a report card, which grades each area separately and gives no overall grade. The school met Ofsted's safeguarding standards. It was graded Strong standard for personal development and wellbeing, for attendance and behaviour and for early years; Expected standard for achievement, for curriculum and teaching, for inclusion and for leadership and governance.

How do I apply for a place at Hill View Infant Academy?

Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Reception place starting that September. Children start Reception in the September after their fourth birthday. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. A place in its nursery class does not carry on into Reception, so you still need to apply.

Where do children go after Year 2 at Hill View Infant Academy?

Hill View Infant Academy is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Hill View Junior Academy, 370 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Hill View Junior Academy. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.

Does living near Hill View Infant Academy guarantee a place?

No. Distance only counts when Hill View Infant Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.