Hillyfield Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · London, Waltham Forest
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Waltham Forest Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2020–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Hillyfield Primary Academy is a primary school in London, Waltham Forest for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next, from the inspection on 5 June 2024. Waltham Forest has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2020 to 2026 entry.
Hillyfield Primary Academy 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 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
- Every applicant for Reception 2026 was offered a place, as at 22 of the 27 other Waltham Forest primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Places ran out, with a last distance published, in 2 of the 5 earlier Reception years, unlike 2026.
- Reception 2026 had 137 first-choice applications for 166 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 29 offers went to families who ranked it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 75% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Waltham Forest schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Higham Hill Road, London, E17 6ED
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Council
- Waltham Forest
- Pupils on roll
- 1,123 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 16.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.4
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Inspected 5 June 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive in this kind and welcoming school.”
- “They are excited to learn and are extremely happy.”
- “Although this is a large school split between two sites, there is a strong sense of community.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 3 July 2024 (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) | 75% | 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: 137 first-preference applications, 166 offers in total, 137 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 Waltham Forest.
- Whittingham Primary Academy 0.3 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Winns Primary School 0.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Greenleaf Primary School 0.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Stoneydown Park School 0.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Roger Ascham Primary School 0.5 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Patrick's Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Walthamstow Primary Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Mission Grove Primary School 0.7 mi School remains Good Last distance published