Hillcrest Primary School

Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Bristol, Bristol, City of

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

0.39 miles

Published by Bristol City Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Hillcrest Primary School is a primary school in Bristol, Bristol, City of for ages 4–11 (community school). Bristol, City of has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.

Hillcrest Primary School catchment area: last distance offered

Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.

Entry	Last distance offered
Reception 2026	0.39 mi
Reception 2025	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2024	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2023	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2022	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2021	🔒 With a pass
Reception 2020	🔒 With a pass

What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment

What the figures show

In 2026 the last child offered a Reception place lived 0.39 miles away, the 3rd shortest of 26 Bristol primary schools with a published Reception 2026 last distance.
The 2026 Reception last distance was nearer the school than in 2025 and about the same as in 2020, though it swung sharply between some years.
Reception 2026 had 76 first-choice applications for 60 offers: 58 offers went to first-choice families, and 18 first-choice families were not offered a place.
In 2024/25, 55% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 12% reached the higher standard (England 8%).

Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Bristol, City of schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.

Key facts

Address: Cemetery Road, Totterdown, Bristol, BS4 3DE
Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 4–11
Council: Bristol, City of
Pupils on roll: 410 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 7.8% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 22.9

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

No Ofsted grade Inspected 24 February 2026

Strengths

“Pupils thrive because of this.”
“The school's values of 'PRIDE' and the commitment to everyone working in partnership run through all that the school does.”
“Parents agree and value opportunities to collaborate with leaders.”

To improve

“Leaders recognise that writing outcomes are currently lower than national averages.”
“Pupils achieve less well than other pupils nationally.”
“However, this is not yet reflected in published outcomes.”

Safeguarding: met

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 6 May 2026 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Exam results

Measure	School	England
Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25)	55%	62%

Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Applications and offers

2026 Reception entry: 76 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 58 offers to first-preference applicants.

Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.

Nearby primary schools

Straight-line distance, in Bristol, City of.

Knowle Park Primary School 0.6 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Victoria Park Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
St Mary Redcliffe Church of England Primary School 0.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Oasis Academy Marksbury Road 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Ilminster Avenue E-ACT Academy 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
Holymead Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
E-Act Barton Hill Academy 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
Hannah More Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published