Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 2–11 · Caterham, Surrey
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
0.63 miles
Published by Surrey County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2024–2026 (miles)
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery is a primary school in Caterham, Surrey for ages 2–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Outstanding, from the inspection on 10 January 2023. Surrey has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2024 to 2026 entry.
Hillcroft Primary School & Nursery 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 | 0.63 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.44 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 0.64 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 0.63 miles away, the 32nd shortest of 113 Surrey primary schools with a published last distance.
- For Reception entry, the 2026 last distance was further out than in 2025 and about the same as in 2024; it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception entry in 2026: 68 first-choice applications for 60 offers; 52 offers went to first-choice families, and 16 first-choice families (24%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 62% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 8% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Surrey schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Chaldon Road, Caterham, CR3 5PG
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2–11
- Council
- Surrey
- Pupils on roll
- 462 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 13.9% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.7
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Outstanding Inspected 10 January 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils thrive at this inclusive and nurturing school.”
- “Staff share leaders’ ambitious vision for the school and as a result, offer the pupils a thoroughly planned, structured and sequenced curriculum that is very well taught.”
- “The curriculum is rich with learning opportunities for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 7 March 2023 (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) | 62% | 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: 68 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 52 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 Surrey.
- Audley Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- St Francis Catholic Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Marden Lodge Primary School and Nursery 1.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- St John's CofE Aided Primary School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter and St Paul Church Primary School 1.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Whyteleafe Primary School 1.5 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Woodlea Primary School 2.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Hamsey Green Primary 2.4 mi Standards maintained Last distance published