Academy sponsor led · Leeds

Hillcrest Academy

3–11Ages
465Pupils
PrimaryPhase
140413URN

Cowper Street, Leeds, LS7 4DR · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected May 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.6per place

0.5 below Leeds median (3.1)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Leeds

128 applications for 49 places · 149th of 212 in Leeds

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 19 May 2026Published 23 June 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard
Inclusion		Strong standard
Curriculum and teaching		Strong standard
Achievement		Strong standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years		Strong standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance		Strong standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

19 May 2026
Report card · 7 Strong standard
5 May 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Outstanding

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

2.6applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Leeds median (3.1) 0.4 above England median (2.2)

128 applications · 49 places offered · 45 named it first

2026 2.6; Leeds median median 3.1
2025 2.3; Leeds median median 3.2
2024 3.1; Leeds median median 3.3
2023 2.9; Leeds median median 3.3
2022 2.9; Leeds median median 3.3
2021 2.7; Leeds median median 3.1
2020 3.0; Leeds median median 2.9
2019 3.5; Leeds median median 2.7
2018 2.3; Leeds median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Leeds median median 2.9
2016 2.4; Leeds median median 2.7
2015 1.5; Leeds median median 2.3
2014 2.3; Leeds median median 2.5

This school
Leeds 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	49	128	2.6	45	0.92
Sep 2025	59	133	2.3	57	0.97
Sep 2024	60	185	3.1	59	0.98
Sep 2023	60	176	2.9	53	0.88
Sep 2022	60	172	2.9	60	1.00
Sep 2021	60	160	2.7	57	0.95
Sep 2020	60	177	3.0	51	0.85
Sep 2019	35	121	3.5	30	0.86
Sep 2018	44	100	2.3	39	0.89
Sep 2017	47	117	2.5	45	0.96
Sep 2016	54	132	2.4	45	0.83
Sep 2015	58	87	1.5	33	0.57
Sep 2014	50	115	2.3	43	0.86

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 76% · Writing 67% · Maths 81% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%110th of 210 in Leeds

Leeds 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard76%

Leeds 79% England 78%

Higher standard28%

Leeds 32% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard67%

Leeds 74% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Leeds 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard81%

Leeds 78% England 77%

Higher standard20%

Leeds 25% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Leeds median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	6%	104	105
2023/24	43%	2%	102	102
2022/23	58%	10%	103	104

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

Hillcrest AcademyThis school
This school

2026

2.6applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Bankside Primary School
0.3 km · Leeds

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy
0.5 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Bracken Edge Primary School
0.6 km · Leeds

Remains Good2023

3.7applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
Harehills Primary School
0.9 km · Leeds

Some aspects not as strong2025

1.9applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
Co-op Academy Nightingale
1.1 km · Leeds

Good2022

3.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Shakespeare Primary School
1.1 km · Leeds

Remains Good2024

2.1applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Little London Academy
1.1 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2022

2.4applications per place 70%met the SATs standard
Hovingham Primary School
1.2 km · Leeds

Requires improvement2024

2.7applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 140413 · 383/2014
Trust: The Gorse Academies Trust
Capacity: 428 pupils · 465 on roll
Free school meals: 35.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 January 2014
Replaced: Hillcrest Primary School (URN 107911); Leopold Primary School (URN 107905)
Address: Cowper Street, Leeds, LS7 4DR
Local authority: Leeds

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