Hillstone Primary School
- Hillstone Primary School
Hillstone Road
Shard End
Birmingham
West Midlands
B34 7PY - Head: Mr Jason King
- T 0121 675 3573
- F 01217 767077
- E enquiry@hillstone.org.uk
- W www.hillstone.org.uk
- A state school for boys and girls aged from 2 to 11.
- Boarding: No
- Local authority: Birmingham
- Pupils: 473
- Religion: Does not apply
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Ofsted:
- Latest Overall effectiveness Good 1
- Early years provision Good 1
- Outcomes for children and learners Good 1
- Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good 1
- Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good 1
- Effectiveness of leadership and management Good 1
- 1 Full inspection 23rd November 2022
- Ofsted report: View the Ofsted report
What the school says...
The core values of Hillstone school are "INSPIRE, CARE, EDUCATE". Our tests results are above the national average for all core subjects and our value added score is well above the national average. We are passionate though about ensuring that children have an all round education, and the way that is delivered is through inspiring, engaging activities.
Every junior child has the opportunity to go on a residential visit every year. We are a pathfinder school for Modern foreign languages; teaching Spanish in year 3, Italian in year 4, German in year 5 and French in year 6. Children also have the opportunity to take guitar and keyboard lessons. Numerous after school clubs cover a range of interests; cookery, gardening, football, art, netball, hockey and we will shortly be having a drama club.
Before school there is a free breakfast club from 8.00am where children socialise and play games before school starts. We have very spacious grounds, with climbing frames, two football pitches and trim trail as well as an outdoor classroom to support science and geography work.
Hillstone regularly invites professional artists into school to work with the children, these may be musicians, dancers or artists.
We are very proud of the ethos that we create at the school, behaviour is good and Ofsted noted "This is a very caring school where teachers and all support staff are dedicated to the well-being and best interest of the children". Special needs children make very good progress at the school. We welcome visitors. Please contact the office to make an appointment for a tour. ...Read more
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Interpreting catchment maps
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Where the map is not coloured we have no record in the previous three years of any pupils being admitted from that location based on the options chosen.
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Admissions criteria are often complicated, and may change from year to year. The best source of information is usually the relevant local authority website, but once you have set your sights on a school it is a good idea to ask them how they see things panning out for the year that you are interested in.
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*The coloured areas outlined in black are Census Output Areas. These are made up of a group of neighbouring postcodes, which accounts for their odd shapes. These provide an indication, but not a precise map, of the school’s catchment: always refer to local authority and school websites for precise information.
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