Hillocks Primary Academy
Unwin Road, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 4ND
271 pupils · 82% of 329 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- DIVERSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Nottinghamshire
- Free school meals
- 52%
Ofsted
Requires improvement (2023) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 13 September 2023, published 8 October 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 32% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 21 | 21 | 55 | 21 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 28 | 28 | 54 | 28 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 23 | 23 | 73 | 23 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 32 | 32 | 66 | 32 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 30 | 30 | 52 | 30 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 29 | 28 | 43 | 28 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Forest Glade Primary School 0.7 km · Improved significantly (2025)
- Dalestorth Primary and Nursery School 0.8 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Croft Primary School 1 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Priestsic Primary and Nursery School 1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Leamington Primary and Nursery Academy 1.9 km · Good (2019) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.