Academy converter · Essex

Hillhouse CofE Primary School

4–11Ages
341Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
145992URN

Ninefields Estate, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EL · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.0per place

0.4 below Essex median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Essex

96 applications for 49 places · 253rd of 363 in Essex

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodJun 2015

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Nov 2022

Inspection history

16 November 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
3 June 2015
Graded inspection: Good · as Hillhouse CofE Primary School, URN 133254

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

2.0applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Essex median (2.4) 0.2 below England median (2.2)

96 applications · 49 places offered · 48 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

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

2026 2.0; Essex median median 2.4
2025 2.1; Essex median median 2.4
2024 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2023 2.3; Essex median median 2.4
2022 2.6; Essex median median 2.4
2021 2.4; Essex median median 2.3
2020 2.8; Essex median median 2.4
2019 2.9; Essex median median 2.5
2018 2.6; Essex median median 2.5; as the previous school
2017 3.4; Essex median median 2.6; as the previous school
2016 3.0; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Essex median median 2.7; as the previous school
2014 1.8; Essex median median 2.8; as the previous school

This school
Essex median

Dashed bars: as Hillhouse CofE Primary School (URN 133254), 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	49	96	2.0	48	0.98
Sep 2025	58	119	2.1	54	0.93
Sep 2024	50	114	2.3	49	0.98
Sep 2023	60	135	2.3	72	1.20
Sep 2022	45	116	2.6	50	1.11
Sep 2021	45	109	2.4	47	1.04
Sep 2020	44	121	2.8	57	1.30
Sep 2019	45	130	2.9	62	1.38
Sep 2018 *	44	113	2.6	42	0.95
Sep 2017 *	45	151	3.4	60	1.33
Sep 2016 *	45	133	3.0	38	0.84
Sep 2015 *	45	103	2.3	45	1.00
Sep 2014 *	45	81	1.8	21	0.47

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 59% · Maths 66% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%350th of 387 in Essex

Essex 66% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Essex 79% England 78%

Higher standard27%

Essex 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard59%

Essex 76% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Essex 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard66%

Essex 78% England 77%

Higher standard16%

Essex 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Essex median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	7%	103	102
2023/24	57%	2%	103	102
2022/23	53%	2%	103	103

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

Hillhouse CofE Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2022

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Leverton Primary School
0.5 km · Essex

Standards maintained2024

2.2applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Upshire Primary Foundation School
0.9 km · Essex

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 37%met the SATs standard
Waltham Holy Cross Primary Academy
1.2 km · Essex

Good2024

1.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
High Beech CofE Primary School
2.7 km · Essex

Good2023

3.0applications per place 29%met the SATs standard
Holdbrook Primary School and Nursery
3.0 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School (Wx)
3.5 km · Hertfordshire

Improved significantly2024

2.3applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Keys Meadow Primary School
3.7 km · Enfield

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Four Swannes Primary School
3.7 km · Hertfordshire

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.3applications per place 55%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 145992 · 881/3256
Trust: Epping Forest Schools Partnership Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 345 pupils · 341 on roll
Free school meals: 22.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 July 2018
Replaced: Hillhouse CofE Primary School (URN 133254)
Address: Ninefields Estate, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3EL
Local authority: Essex · Epping Forest

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