Rated on Ofsted and the parent survey. Infant schools sit no SATs.
Infant schools stop at Year 2, so children here move to a junior school for Year 3.
This school
Hilltop Infant School
Junior school
Hilltop Junior School
Partner junior school
Year 3 to Year 6 · 130 m away from Hilltop Infant School
You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Hilltop Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 12 November 2024
Infant schools do not sit SATs, and no Year 2 results are published for schools, so there are no exam results for Hilltop Infant School.
Children from here take SATs in Year 6 at Hilltop Junior School
67%
met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25, against 63% across England.
See Hilltop Junior School's resultsSchool workforce census, 2025/26.
Ofsted’s survey of parents at this school
Ofsted changed the Parent View questions in November 2025, so some questions differ between years.
97%
of parents would recommend this school to another parent
260 responses up to 6 April 2026 · 100% response rate
My child is happy at this school.
98% agreeMy child feels safe at this school.
98% agreeThe school makes sure its pupils are well behaved.
92% agreeMy child has been bullied, and the school dealt with it quickly and effectively.
80% agreeMy child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed.
77% agreeOfsted last inspected Hilltop Infant School on 12 November 2024 and did not give an overall grade, as single-word grades ended in September 2024.
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.
Hilltop Infant School is an infant school, so children move to a junior school for Year 3. Its partner junior school is Hilltop Junior School, 130 m away. You apply for a Year 3 place through the council where you live by 15 January in Year 2, even for Hilltop Junior School. Check its admission arrangements for any priority it gives children from its partner infant school.
No. Distance only counts when Hilltop Infant School 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.