Academy sponsor led · Derbyshire

Hilltop Primary Academy

3–11Ages
126Pupils
PrimaryPhase
150628URN

Wyaston Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1NB

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Requires improvement

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.3per place

0.7 below Derbyshire median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Derbyshire

26 applications for 20 places · 181st of 184 in Derbyshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

53%met the expected standard

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement · 13 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education			Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes			Requires improvement
Personal development			Requires improvement
Leadership and management			Requires improvement
Early years provision			Requires improvement

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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

1.3applications per place, Reception

0.7 below Derbyshire median (2.0) 0.9 below England median (2.2)

26 applications · 20 places offered · 17 named it first

2026 1.3; Derbyshire median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2024 1.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1
2023 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2022 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2021 2.4; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2020 2.9; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2019 2.5; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2018 2.2; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2017 2.7; Derbyshire median median 2.2; as the previous school
2016 2.1; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2015 2.3; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Derbyshire median median 2.1; as the previous school

This school
Derbyshire median

Dashed bars: as Ashbourne Hilltop Primary and Nursery School (URN 112686), 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	20	26	1.3	17	0.85
Sep 2025	12	21	1.8	12	1.00
Sep 2024	15	22	1.5	15	1.00
Sep 2023 *	18	44	2.4	18	1.00
Sep 2022 *	16	33	2.1	15	0.94
Sep 2021 *	12	29	2.4	12	1.00
Sep 2020 *	10	29	2.9	9	0.90
Sep 2019 *	20	50	2.5	24	1.20
Sep 2018 *	19	42	2.2	19	1.00
Sep 2017 *	20	54	2.7	28	1.40
Sep 2016 *	24	51	2.1	24	1.00
Sep 2015 *	27	62	2.3	27	1.00
Sep 2014 *	38	61	1.6	35	0.92

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 53% · Writing 65% · Maths 59% → all three 53% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard53%166th of 245 in Derbyshire

Derbyshire 60% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard53%

Derbyshire 76% England 78%

Higher standard29%

Derbyshire 29% England 33%

Average scaled score 104 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard65%

Derbyshire 73% England 75%

Greater depth6%

Derbyshire 13% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard59%

Derbyshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard18%

Derbyshire 20% England 24%

Average scaled score 102 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Derbyshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	53%	6%	104	102
2023/24
2022/23

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

Hilltop Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Requires improvement2022

1.3applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Oswald's CofE Primary School
1.1 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2024

2.3applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Ashbourne Primary School
1.4 km · Derbyshire

Good2022

2.0applications per place
Clifton CofE Primary School
1.8 km · Derbyshire

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.2applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
Osmaston CofE (VC) Primary School
2.3 km · Derbyshire

Good2024

2.8applications per place 90%met the SATs standard
Bradley CofE Primary School
4.1 km · Derbyshire

Not yet inspected

8.0applications per place
Fitzherbert CofE (Aided) Primary School
4.6 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place
Kniveton CofE Primary School
5.5 km · Derbyshire

Standards maintained2024

2.0applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Hulland CofE Primary & Nursery School
6.5 km · Derbyshire

Remains Good2023

2.6applications per place

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 150628 · 830/2100
Trust: Tapestry Learning Partnership
Capacity: 140 pupils · 126 on roll
Free school meals: 37.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 April 2024
Replaced: Ashbourne Hilltop Primary and Nursery School (URN 112686)
Address: Wyaston Road, Ashbourne, DE6 1NB
Local authority: Derbyshire · Derbyshire Dales

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