Academy converter · Bexley

Hillsgrove Primary School

3–11Ages
280Pupils
PrimaryPhase
142295URN

Sidmouth Road, Welling, DA16 1DR

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.7per place

close to Bexley median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Bexley

49 applications for 18 places · 24th of 52 in Bexley

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

68%met the expected standard

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2018

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

27 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 March 2018
Graded inspection: Good

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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

2.7applications per place, Reception

close to Bexley median (2.6) 0.5 above England median (2.2)

49 applications · 18 places offered · 14 named it first

2026 2.7; Bexley median median 2.6
2025 3.1; Bexley median median 2.5
2024 2.3; Bexley median median 2.6
2023 2.4; Bexley median median 2.6
2022 2.4; Bexley median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Bexley median median 2.7
2020 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2019 2.0; Bexley median median 2.8
2018 2.2; Bexley median median 2.8
2017 2.4; Bexley median median 2.9
2016 1.8; Bexley median median 2.8
2015 1.6; Bexley median median 3.0; as the previous school
2014 1.9; Bexley median median 2.7; as the previous school

This school
Bexley median

Dashed bars: as Hillsgrove Primary School (URN 101408), 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	18	49	2.7	14	0.78
Sep 2025	14	43	3.1	14	1.00
Sep 2024	34	78	2.3	34	1.00
Sep 2023	36	87	2.4	34	0.94
Sep 2022	46	110	2.4	43	0.93
Sep 2021	46	114	2.5	42	0.91
Sep 2020	43	94	2.2	38	0.88
Sep 2019	47	96	2.0	41	0.87
Sep 2018	24	53	2.2	20	0.83
Sep 2017	34	83	2.4	31	0.91
Sep 2016	43	78	1.8	37	0.86
Sep 2015 *	58	93	1.6	38	0.66
Sep 2014 *	50	96	1.9	37	0.74

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 87% · Writing 72% · Maths 83% → all three 68% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard68%24th of 54 in Bexley

Bexley 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard87%

Bexley 78% England 78%

Higher standard45%

Bexley 36% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard72%

Bexley 78% England 75%

Greater depth13%

Bexley 18% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Bexley 77% England 77%

Higher standard45%

Bexley 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Bexley median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	68%	11%	108	108
2023/24	61%	2%	107	105
2022/23	44%	2%	105	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

Hillsgrove Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.7applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Michael's East Wickham Church of England Primary School
0.6 km · Bexley

Good2022

2.0applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Brampton Primary Academy
1.1 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

4.0applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
East Wickham Primary Academy
1.2 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

2.2applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Alexander McLeod Primary School
1.2 km · Greenwich

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.7applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
Barrington Primary School
1.2 km · Bexley

Standards maintained2025

3.9applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Bedonwell Infant and Nursery School
1.3 km · Bexley

2026

2.4applications per place
Bedonwell Junior School
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good2024

65%met the SATs standard
Foster's Primary School
1.3 km · Bexley

Remains Good · improving2024

2.7applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

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School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142295 · 303/2007
Trust: Amadeus Primary Academies Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 280 on roll
Free school meals: 20.4% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2015
Replaced: Hillsgrove Primary School (URN 101408)
Address: Sidmouth Road, Welling, DA16 1DR
Local authority: Bexley

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