Hilton Primary Academy
Academy sponsor led primary school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne (Newcastle upon Tyne).
KS2 RWM expected
80%
▲ 18pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
85%
▲ 11pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
80%
▲ 8pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
93.9%
▼ 1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
25.1
▲ 4.4 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
50.6%
▲ 26pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
415 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).Hilton Primary Academy is a primary school located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Newcastle upon Tyne. The school caters for boys and girls aged 2 to 11 and currently has 421 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. It is part of the NORTHERN EDUCATION TRUST. The school is led by Mr Andrew Cowan.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- NORTHERN Model
- Our Academy Academy Day
- Social Media
- Train to Teach
- Recruitment
- Bromcom
- In this section Academy Day
- Retrieval Practice
Awards
1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Inclusion Quality MarkInclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 138995
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Constituency
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2012
Governing body (8 current, 4 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Paul Liu Former | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr James Boyd | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mr Emmanuel Alawode | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Ms Laura Meacham | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Ashley Harker | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Christina Coleman | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2021 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Jane Wilson | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Mr Andrew Cowan | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2019 |
| Ms Deb Murphy | Local Governor | Ex-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold) | since 2019 |
| Mr Shaun Henderson Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2025 |
| Mrs Abeera Khan Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
| Ms Leanne Brown Former | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2020 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record