The Hills Academy
Primary schoolThe Hills Academy is a primary school in Bedford, for pupils aged 3 to 11. It had 442 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, March 2025
Before that: Good (overall), February 2020
- Inspection
- Graded inspection, 5 February 2020
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 12 March 2025
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, 63% of pupils at The Hills Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 57% in Bedford and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | Bedford | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 57% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 3% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 103 | 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- Hazeldene SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024. 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)40 m
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), September 2023. 49% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)580 m
- Goldington AcademySecondary. Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 52.0 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
- Brickhill Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Pilgrims Pre-Preparatory SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file1 km
- Putnoe Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), July 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Bedford
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).