Academy sponsor led · Kirklees

Hill View Academy

3–11Ages
216Pupils
PrimaryPhase
148134URN

Fernside Avenue, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8YE · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jul 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.7per place

0.6 below Kirklees median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kirklees

38 applications for 22 places · 93rd of 107 in Kirklees

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

63%met the expected standard

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 12 July 2023Ofsted'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

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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

1.7applications per place, Reception

0.6 below Kirklees median (2.4) 0.5 below England median (2.2)

38 applications · 22 places offered · 22 named it first

2026 1.7; Kirklees median median 2.4
2025 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.3
2024 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.4
2023 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.4
2022 2.0; Kirklees median median 2.5
2021 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.5
2020 1.8; Kirklees median median 2.5; as the previous school
2019 2.1; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
2018 2.9; Kirklees median median 2.4; as the previous school
2017 2.2; Kirklees median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 1.4; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 1.6; Kirklees median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.4; Kirklees median median 1.9; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kirklees median in 0 of 6 years.

This school
Kirklees median

Dashed bars: as Almondbury Community School (URN 107758), Greenside Infant and Nursery School (URN 107629), 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	22	38	1.7	22	1.00
Sep 2025	25	49	2.0	25	1.00
Sep 2024	28	57	2.0	28	1.00
Sep 2023	19	35	1.8	19	1.00
Sep 2022	19	38	2.0	19	1.00
Sep 2021	23	42	1.8	21	0.91
Sep 2020 *	24	43	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2019 *	30	63	2.1	27	0.90
Sep 2018 *	23	67	2.9	23	1.00
Sep 2017 *	28	61	2.2	19	0.68
Sep 2016 *	36	51	1.4	29	0.81
Sep 2015 *	33	52	1.6	29	0.88
Sep 2014 *	34	49	1.4	32	0.94

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 74% · Maths 78% → all three 63% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard63%50th of 97 in Kirklees

Kirklees 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Kirklees 76% England 78%

Higher standard26%

Kirklees 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard74%

Kirklees 74% England 75%

Greater depth4%

Kirklees 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard78%

Kirklees 77% England 77%

Higher standard22%

Kirklees 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kirklees median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	63%	4%	103	103
2023/24	56%	3%	105	100
2022/23	64%	0%	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

Hill View AcademyThis school
This school

Good2023

1.7applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Dalton School
0.8 km · Kirklees

2026

2.1applications per place 52%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary Academy
0.8 km · Kirklees

Standards maintained2024

3.3applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
All Hallows' CofE (VA) Primary School
1.2 km · Kirklees

Special measures 2026

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Moldgreen Community Primary School
1.4 km · Kirklees

Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Lowerhouses CofE Primary School
1.5 km · Kirklees

Not yet inspected

2.1applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Netherhall Learning Campus Junior School
1.8 km · Kirklees

Good2023

42%met the SATs standard
Netherhall St James CofE (VC) Infant and Nursery School
1.8 km · Kirklees

Good2023

1.8applications per place
Lepton CofE Primary Academy
1.9 km · Kirklees

Remains Good2023

3.1applications per place 78%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 sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 148134 · 382/2071
Trust: Impact Education Multi Academy Trust
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Capacity: 236 pupils · 216 on roll
Free school meals: 56.9% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2020
Replaced: Almondbury Community School (URN 107758); Greenside Infant and Nursery School (URN 107629)
Address: Fernside Avenue, Almondbury, Huddersfield, HD5 8YE
Local authority: Kirklees

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