Academy converter · Birmingham

Hillstone Primary School

2–11Ages
415Pupils
PrimaryPhase
141270URN

Hillstone Road, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 7PY · 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

1.9per place

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Birmingham

98 applications for 51 places · 239th of 262 in Birmingham

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

66%met the expected standard

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 23 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Birmingham median (2.7) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

98 applications · 51 places offered · 47 named it first

2026 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.7
2025 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.7
2024 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2023 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.7
2022 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2021 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.8
2020 1.9; Birmingham median median 2.8
2019 2.4; Birmingham median median 2.8
2018 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.7
2017 2.5; Birmingham median median 2.5
2016 2.3; Birmingham median median 2.2
2015 2.1; Birmingham median median 2.1
2014 2.0; Birmingham median median 2.1; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Birmingham median in 1 of 12 years.

This school
Birmingham median

Dashed bars: as Hillstone Primary School (URN 103361), the previous school.

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	51	98	1.9	47	0.92
Sep 2025	52	108	2.1	45	0.87
Sep 2024	48	112	2.3	47	0.98
Sep 2023	51	101	2.0	46	0.90
Sep 2022	60	139	2.3	56	0.93
Sep 2021	52	110	2.1	50	0.96
Sep 2020	60	116	1.9	55	0.92
Sep 2019	60	145	2.4	63	1.05
Sep 2018	53	119	2.3	51	0.96
Sep 2017	60	147	2.5	70	1.17
Sep 2016	61	138	2.3	67	1.10
Sep 2015	63	129	2.1	75	1.19
Sep 2014 *	60	119	2.0	64	1.07

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 75% · Writing 73% · Maths 78% → all three 66% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard66%122nd of 257 in Birmingham

Birmingham 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard75%

Birmingham 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Birmingham 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Birmingham 74% England 75%

Greater depth8%

Birmingham 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Birmingham 77% England 77%

Higher standard32%

Birmingham 26% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Birmingham median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	66%	3%	105	106
2023/24	48%	0%	101	100
2022/23	53%	7%	104	102

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

Hillstone Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2022

1.9applications per place 66%met the SATs standard
Guardian Angels Catholic Primary School
0.4 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

3.5applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Timberley Academy
0.5 km · Birmingham

Good2023

2.3applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Yorkswood Primary School
0.6 km · Solihull

Requires improvement2022

1.6applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
Castle Bromwich Junior School
1.0 km · Solihull

2026

62%met the SATs standard
Brownmead Primary Academy
1.2 km · Birmingham

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Kingshurst Primary School
1.2 km · Solihull

Requires improvement2023

2.2applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Anthony's Catholic Primary School
1.2 km · Solihull

2026

2.7applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Our Lady's Catholic Primary School
1.5 km · Birmingham

Remains Good2024

4.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

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

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 141270 · 330/2434
Trust: Hillstone Primary School
Capacity: 475 pupils · 415 on roll
Free school meals: 47.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2014
Replaced: Hillstone Primary School (URN 103361)
Address: Hillstone Road, Shard End, Birmingham, B34 7PY
Local authority: Birmingham

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