Hilltop Primary Academy
Primary schoolHilltop Primary Academy is a primary school in Derbyshire Dales, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 126 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Requires improvement (overall), September 2022, before the school changed
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 13 September 2022
- Overall effectiveness
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 53% of pupils at Hilltop Primary Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 59% in Derbyshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Derbyshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 59% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 8% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- St Oswald's CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, June 2024. 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Ashbourne Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2022, before the school changed1.4 km
- Queen Elizabeth's Grammar SchoolSecondary. School remains Good, January 2024. Attainment 8 of 45.8 (2025/26, provisional)1.6 km
- Clifton CofE Primary SchoolPrimary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.8 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Derbyshire Dales
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).