The Hills Academy
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 3–11 · Bedford
The Hills Academy is a primary school in Bedford for ages 3–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 12 March 2025. Bedford has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2025 to 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Stancliffe Road, Bedford, MK41 9AT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Bedford
- Pupils on roll
- 442 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 9.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 12 March 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils become confident and independent individuals in this welcoming and inclusive school.”
- “They develop positive attitudes to learning and understand the importance of learning from mistakes.”
- “This builds their resilience and motivates them to persist when they find things tricky.”
To improve
- “In key stage 1, some pupils receive extra help with their writing because they have not been able to keep up with the intended curriculum and are not yet forming letters consistently well.”
- “This hinders their writing fluency and readiness for the next stage of learning.”
- “While some children make controlled marks and persevere in their writing, they use an incorrect pencil grip.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 29 April 2025 (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) | 63% | 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: 72 first-preference applications, 59 offers in total, 59 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
A one-off £9.99 pass, no subscription, unlocks for 3 months:
- Last distance offered for Reception 2025 to 2026, as Bedford published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Bedford.
- Hazeldene School 0.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- St John Rigby Catholic Primary School 0.4 mi Good Last distance published
- Brickhill Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Putnoe Primary School 0.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Goldington Green Academy 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Scott Primary School & Nursery 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Edith Cavell Primary School 1.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Livingstone Primary School 1.4 mi Good Last distance published