Hilton Spencer Academy
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

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PUPILS
648
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
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This pupil heat map shows where pupils currently attending the school live.
The concentration of pupils shows likelihood of admission based on distance criteria

Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

3 steps to help parents gather catchment information for a school:

  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(10/01/2023)
Full Report - All Reports
68%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Peacroft Lane
Hilton
Derby
DE65 5GH
01283732334

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You have a clear understanding of the school’s strengths and areas for improvement. The actions you and other leaders have taken to move the school forward have been successful. You have maintained a good pace to recent change. You have successfully maintained a strong team ethos in the school. You set high expectations for staff and pupils. The governing body knows the school well and makes a good contribution to the school’s leadership. Governors are committed to the school and are passionate about meeting the needs of pupils. They strive for improvement, and challenge you about how well the school is doing. Staff are proud to be part of the school. They work well as a whole-school team and in mini-teams. They support each other well. This teamwork ensures good communication across the school and a shared sense of purpose and innovation. Support from leaders helps them to try new ideas that will improve pupils’ learning. In mathematics and English lessons, they make sure that all pupils have direct teaching and engage in very practical ‘hands-on’ learning activities. For example, pupils in key stage 1 used ‘real’ money to solve problems and calculate their answers. They worked very effectively as competing teams. The pupils are a credit to the school. They respect the school’s values and learning environments. They develop socially because staff encourage them to take responsibility. Staff model, in their own behaviour and attitudes, the good values they expect in pupils. Consequently, pupils are polite and courteous and get on well together. They happily talk about their learning with visitors and behave sensibly in class or when moving around such a large school at breaktimes. Pupils show concern for each other, follow school rules closely and take notice of instructions from supervising adults. You give pupils many opportunities to take positions of responsibility. They enthusiastically take these up and perform their tasks well. The school council plays an active part in helping you to identify where improvement is needed. For example, pupils helped to develop a child-friendly ‘Guide to safety’. They are rightly proud of carrying out roles in the school such as by being ‘mini-leaders’, part of the anti-bullying team, house captains or ‘eco-councillors’. Teaching is good but some teachers do not place enough emphasis on developing pupils’ writing skills in other subjects. This means that some pupils are not achieving all they should when they write up their work in subjects such as science. Subject leaders are also not placing enough emphasis on checking the attainment and progress in subjects other than reading, writing and mathematics. This means that they are not able to provide the support pupils need when they are falling behind with their work. This particularly affects the progress of disadvantaged pupils, who are not making consistently good progress across all subjects. Safeguarding is effective Leaders, including the governing body, have ensured that there is a strong culture of safeguarding at Hilton Primary School. Parents and carers, and staff, agree that pupils are safe at school. Pupils told me that they feel safe because of the care and attention provided by adults. Pupils confidently explained the strategies they would use to stay safe when online. They also told me that they value the work of staff in ensuring that they understand what bullying is. On the rare occasions bullying does occur, pupils are confident that it is dealt with swiftly and effectively. Staff receive relevant and up-to-date training in safeguarding. They know the signs that indicate that a child may be at risk and in need of support. Hilton Primary School is now the lead ‘Attachment Aware’ school in Derbyshire. It has developed expertise in supporting pupils and their families with specific needs and vulnerabilities. Staff expressed confidence that, if they were to report a concern, it would be dealt with in a timely, effective way by the designated safeguarding lead. Leaders’ well-kept records confirm this. Pupils welcome the ‘ocean retreat room’ which provides a quiet safe place to reflect and ‘calm down’. Governors ensure that the record of checks carried out when recruiting staff is accurately maintained. The governing body has also commissioned a regular external audit to provide further assurance of the effectiveness of this aspect of the school’s work.

Hilton Spencer Academy Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>58, "agree"=>34, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>46, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>68, "strongly_agree"=>3, "agree"=>8, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>16, "agree"=>47, "disagree"=>28, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>27, "strongly_agree"=>23, "agree"=>32, "disagree"=>14, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>11, "strongly_disagree"=>11, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 18 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>31, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>18, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>2} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>33, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>17, "strongly_disagree"=>2, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>58, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>23, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>24, "strongly_disagree"=>9, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>27, "agree"=>41, "disagree"=>19, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023
Yes No {"yes"=>79, "no"=>21} UNLOCK Figures based on 90 responses up to 24-03-2023

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