Academy converter · Gloucestershire

Hillside Primary School

2–11Ages
495Pupils
PrimaryPhase
136528URN

Underhill Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6HE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Nov 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Gloucestershire

51 applications for 28 places · 104th of 148 in Gloucestershire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

38%met the expected standard

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 22 November 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Gloucestershire median (2.5) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

51 applications · 28 places offered · 27 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2025 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2024 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.6
2023 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2022 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2021 1.3; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2019 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.1
2018 1.7; Gloucestershire median median 2.3
2017 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.2
2016 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.5
2015 1.8; Gloucestershire median median 2.4
2014 1.4; Gloucestershire median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Gloucestershire median in 0 of 13 years.

This school
Gloucestershire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	28	51	1.8	27	0.96
Sep 2025	44	64	1.5	41	0.93
Sep 2024	44	59	1.3	44	1.00
Sep 2023	32	44	1.4	32	1.00
Sep 2022	39	52	1.3	38	0.97
Sep 2021	42	55	1.3	41	0.98
Sep 2020	54	81	1.5	46	0.85
Sep 2019	59	83	1.4	57	0.97
Sep 2018	60	99	1.7	56	0.93
Sep 2017	60	105	1.8	59	0.98
Sep 2016	79	114	1.4	69	0.87
Sep 2015	60	109	1.8	73	1.22
Sep 2014	60	84	1.4	50	0.83

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 64% · Writing 48% · Maths 55% → all three 38% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard38%189th of 208 in Gloucestershire

Gloucestershire 63% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard64%

Gloucestershire 80% England 78%

Higher standard19%

Gloucestershire 34% England 33%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard48%

Gloucestershire 74% England 75%

Greater depth5%

Gloucestershire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard55%

Gloucestershire 77% England 77%

Higher standard9%

Gloucestershire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Gloucestershire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	38%	2%	102	101
2023/24	33%	2%	101	100
2022/23	26%	0%	99	97

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hillside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.8applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Heron Primary School
0.8 km · Gloucestershire

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Finlay Community School
1.4 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

2.3applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Upton St Leonards Church of England Primary School
1.5 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2024

3.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
Abbeymead Primary School
1.6 km · Gloucestershire

Outstanding2023

5.2applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Coney Hill Community Primary School
1.8 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

3.6applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hatherley Infant School
2.1 km · Gloucestershire

Good2024

1.9applications per place
Calton Primary School
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Requires improvement2021

2.8applications per place 40%met the SATs standard
Tredworth Infant and Nursery Academy
2.2 km · Gloucestershire

Good2023

1.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 136528 · 916/5200
Trust: Greenshaw Learning Trust
Capacity: 480 pupils · 495 on roll
Free school meals: 40.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2011
Address: Underhill Road, Matson, Gloucester, GL4 6HE
Local authority: Gloucestershire · Gloucester

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources