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Hill Top Academy

3–11Ages
380Pupils
PrimaryPhase
144077URN

Edlington Lane, Edlington, Doncaster, DN12 1PL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jan 2024 Previous framework

Outstanding

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

close to Doncaster median (1.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Doncaster

69 applications for 44 places · 44th of 84 in Doncaster

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

78%met the expected standard

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Outstanding · 31 January 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education	Outstanding
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management	Outstanding
Early years provision	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

1.6applications per place, Reception

close to Doncaster median (1.6) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

69 applications · 44 places offered · 44 named it first

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

2026 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.6
2025 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.6
2024 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.3
2023 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2022 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2021 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.3
2020 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.3
2019 1.2; Doncaster median median 1.4
2018 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.4
2017 1.6; Doncaster median median 1.4
2016 1.5; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school
2015 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.4; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Doncaster median median 1.5; as the previous school

This school
Doncaster median

Dashed bars: as Hill Top Primary School (URN 133294), 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	44	69	1.6	44	1.00
Sep 2025	50	68	1.4	51	1.02
Sep 2024	50	60	1.2	50	1.00
Sep 2023	50	69	1.4	61	1.22
Sep 2022	50	72	1.4	60	1.20
Sep 2021	49	69	1.4	51	1.04
Sep 2020	50	73	1.5	63	1.26
Sep 2019	47	57	1.2	44	0.94
Sep 2018	50	76	1.5	57	1.14
Sep 2017	50	81	1.6	66	1.32
Sep 2016 *	50	75	1.5	58	1.16
Sep 2015 *	50	69	1.4	56	1.12
Sep 2014 *	42	60	1.4	41	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 90% · Writing 82% · Maths 86% → all three 78% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard78%9th of 87 in Doncaster

Doncaster 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard90%

Doncaster 79% England 78%

Higher standard47%

Doncaster 31% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Doncaster 76% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Doncaster 10% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard86%

Doncaster 79% England 77%

Higher standard41%

Doncaster 22% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Doncaster median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	78%	24%	108	108
2023/24	69%	4%	104	103
2022/23	73%	15%	105	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

Hill Top AcademyThis school
This school

Outstanding2024

1.6applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Edlington
0.6 km · Doncaster

2026

2.1applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
Edlington Victoria Academy
1.1 km · Doncaster

Improved significantly2025

1.5applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Warmsworth Primary School
2.5 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Castle Academy
2.5 km · Doncaster

Good2024

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
Morley Place Academy
2.9 km · Doncaster

2026

77%met the SATs standard
Rowena Academy
3.0 km · Doncaster

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.5applications per place
The Mallard Academy
3.2 km · Doncaster

Special measures Graded · no overall grade2024

1.3applications per place
Waverley Academy
3.3 km · Doncaster

Good2022

1.7applications per place 64%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: 144077 · 371/2208
Trust: Exceed Learning Partnership
Capacity: 397 pupils · 380 on roll
Free school meals: 29.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2017
Replaced: Hill Top Primary School (URN 133294)
Address: Edlington Lane, Edlington, Doncaster, DN12 1PL
Local authority: Doncaster

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