Hillhouse CofE Primary School
Academy converter primary school in Waltham Abbey (Essex).
KS2 RWM expected
43%
▼ 19pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
66%
▼ 9pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
66%
▼ 8pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
59%
▼ 13pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.7%
▼ 0.1pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
21.9
▲ 1.2 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
22.0%
▼ 3pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
341 / 345 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Compare measures over time
Where each figure sits
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| Measure | Latest year | This school | In England | In Essex |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 2024/25 | 5.3% | joint 6,860th highest of 16,262 (47 schools have the same figure) | joint 202nd highest of 433 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Unauthorised absence | 2024/25 | 1.6% | joint 5,331st highest of 16,262 (81 schools have the same figure) | 140th highest of 433 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 2024/25 | 1.8% | joint 3,515th highest of 16,268 (25 schools have the same figure) | 117th highest of 434 |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 2024/25 | 4.8 | - | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 2024/25 | 0.00% | - | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 2025/26 | 22% | joint 7,650th highest of 16,710 (37 schools have the same figure) | 148th highest of 444 |
| Any SEN | 2025/26 | 19.4% | joint 7,853rd highest of 16,706 (97 schools have the same figure) | joint 176th highest of 444 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| SEN support | 2025/26 | 14.7% | joint 8,539th highest of 16,706 (110 schools have the same figure) | joint 213th highest of 444 (5 schools have the same figure) |
| Education, health and care plans | 2025/26 | 4.7% | joint 5,244th highest of 16,706 (207 schools have the same figure) | joint 88th highest of 444 (3 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers (FTE) | 2024/25 | 15.2 | - | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 2024/25 | 19 | - | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 2024/25 | 14.4 | - | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 2024/25 | 21.8 | joint 6,472nd highest of 16,147 (199 schools have the same figure) | joint 240th highest of 431 (8 schools have the same figure) |
| Pupils per adult | 2024/25 | 11.2 | joint 6,704th highest of 16,163 (312 schools have the same figure) | joint 229th highest of 432 (8 schools have the same figure) |
| Teacher turnover | 2024/25 | 0% | joint 13,146th highest of 16,165 (3,020 schools have the same figure) | joint 356th highest of 432 (77 schools have the same figure) |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 2024/25 | 58.8% | - | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 2024/25 | 10.8 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | 2024/25 | 43% | joint 12,708th highest of 14,270 (180 schools have the same figure) | joint 350th highest of 388 (2 schools have the same figure) |
| Places | 2023/24 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 2023/24 | 326 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 2023/24 | 22.4% | - | - |
| Key stage 2 reading progress | 2022/23 | -2.5 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 writing progress | 2022/23 | -0.5 | - | - |
| Key stage 2 maths progress | 2022/23 | -1.5 | - | - |
"Nth highest of N" counts the schools of the same type in the same school year that have a figure, with the highest figure first. It says where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. Where other schools have exactly the same figure the position is called "joint" and the number of schools with that figure is given. A dash means no position is held, because only one school has a figure or every school has the same figure.
Ofsted inspections
- 16/11/2022 (school year 2022/23): Ungraded inspection (no grade given)
- 03/06/2015 (school year 2014/15): Good
- 02/07/2013 (school year 2012/13): Requires improvement
Figures: the yearly series on this page. Positions: open schools in England, built 2026-10-27 from the DfE releases held by WhatSchool (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, key stage 2 and 4), Open Government Licence v3.0. Ofsted dates: Ofsted management information, as at 30 September 2026. DfE has not published key stage 2 progress since 2022/23, so each progress measure has one year.
Attendance and behaviour
iAbsence is the share of possible sessions (half days) missed, for full academic years (no 2019/20 figure is published). Pupils suspended at least once and permanent exclusions are shares of pupils; suspensions per 100 pupils counts every suspension. 2020/21 and 2021/22 were affected by COVID-19.Overall absence5.3% 2024/25
This school
4.7%
2018/19
2.6%
2020/21
5.7%
2021/22
6%
2022/23
5.6%
2023/24
5.3%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence1.6% 2024/25
This school
1.9%
2018/19
1%
2020/21
1.9%
2021/22
1.7%
2022/23
1.6%
2023/24
1.6%
2024/25
Pupils suspended at least once1.8% 2024/25
This school
0.3%
2018/19
0%
2019/20
1%
2020/21
0%
2021/22
0.7%
2022/23
1.8%
2023/24
1.8%
2024/25
Suspensions per 100 pupils4.8 2024/25
This school
0.3
2018/19
0.0
2019/20
1.0
2020/21
0.0
2021/22
1.3
2022/23
3.3
2023/24
4.8
2024/25
Permanent exclusions0.00% 2024/25
This school
0.00%
2018/19
0.00%
2019/20
0.00%
2020/21
0.00%
2021/22
0.00%
2022/23
0.00%
2023/24
0.00%
2024/25
Pupils
iPupils eligible for free school meals (FSM) and special educational needs (SEN) are shares of all pupils on roll in the January census.Eligible for free school meals (census)22% 2025/26
This school
16.9%
2019/20
19.8%
2020/21
21.4%
2021/22
20.8%
2022/23
21.9%
2023/24
21.1%
2024/25
22%
2025/26
Any SEN19.4% 2025/26
This school
7.3%
2019/20
7%
2020/21
8.4%
2021/22
10.4%
2022/23
9.1%
2023/24
8.2%
2024/25
19.4%
2025/26
SEN support14.7% 2025/26
This school
5.6%
2019/20
5%
2020/21
6.5%
2021/22
9.1%
2022/23
7.3%
2023/24
5.7%
2024/25
14.7%
2025/26
Education, health and care plans4.7% 2025/26
This school
1.7%
2019/20
2%
2020/21
1.9%
2021/22
1.3%
2022/23
1.8%
2023/24
2.4%
2024/25
4.7%
2025/26
Staff
iTeacher numbers are full-time equivalents (FTE) or headcount from the November school workforce census. Turnover is the share of teachers who left in the year.Teachers (FTE)15.2 2024/25
This school
11.2
2018/19
13.2
2019/20
14.0
2020/21
13.4
2021/22
14.1
2022/23
12.5
2023/24
15.2
2024/25
Teachers (headcount)19 2024/25
This school
12
2018/19
14
2019/20
15
2020/21
16
2021/22
17
2022/23
15
2023/24
19
2024/25
Teaching assistants (FTE)14.4 2024/25
This school
9.4
2018/19
10.6
2019/20
9.9
2020/21
10.9
2021/22
12.9
2022/23
12.2
2023/24
14.4
2024/25
Pupils per teacher21.8 2024/25
This school
26.5
2018/19
24.8
2019/20
21.3
2020/21
23.0
2021/22
21.8
2022/23
26.3
2023/24
21.8
2024/25
Pupils per adult11.2 2024/25
This school
14.4
2018/19
12.7
2019/20
12.3
2020/21
12.5
2021/22
11.4
2022/23
13.3
2023/24
11.2
2024/25
Teacher turnover0% 2024/25
This school
17.2%
2018/19
7.6%
2019/20
7.7%
2020/21
15.2%
2021/22
19%
2022/23
4.1%
2023/24
0%
2024/25
Teachers taking sickness absence58.8% 2024/25
This school
47.1%
2018/19
56.3%
2020/21
5.3%
2021/22
52.9%
2022/23
56.3%
2023/24
58.8%
2024/25
Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers)10.8 2024/25
This school
0.9
2018/19
3.7
2020/21
0.1
2021/22
4.4
2022/23
2.3
2023/24
10.8
2024/25
Results
iKey stage 2: pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Key stage 4: Attainment 8 (average points across eight subjects) and Progress 8.Key stage 2 expected standard43% 2024/25
This school
53%
2022/23
57%
2023/24
43%
2024/25
Places
iPlaces and pupils come from the school capacity survey, so pupil numbers can differ from the January census figure.Places420 2023/24
This school
315
2018/19
315
2020/21
315
2021/22
315
2022/23
420
2023/24
Pupils326 2023/24
This school
296
2018/19
299
2020/21
312
2021/22
311
2022/23
326
2023/24
Unfilled places22.4% 2023/24
This school
6%
2018/19
5.1%
2020/21
1%
2021/22
1.3%
2022/23
22.4%
2023/24
All the numbers
iA dash means no published figure for that year. Each year is a school year, for example 2024/25 is September 2024 to August 2025.Yearly series held by WhatSchool from DfE school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, capacity and performance table releases. Series end at different years because DfE publishes them on different timetables. Latest-year values here can differ from the headline on another tab where DfE has revised a figure.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | 2020/21 | 2021/22 | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 4.7% | - | 2.6% | 5.7% | 6% | 5.6% | 5.3% | - |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.9% | - | 1% | 1.9% | 1.7% | 1.6% | 1.6% | - |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 0.3% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0.7% | 1.8% | 1.8% | - |
| Suspensions per 100 pupils | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.8 | - |
| Permanent exclusions | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | 0.00% | - |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | - | 16.9% | 19.8% | 21.4% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 21.1% | 22% |
| Any SEN | - | 7.3% | 7% | 8.4% | 10.4% | 9.1% | 8.2% | 19.4% |
| SEN support | - | 5.6% | 5% | 6.5% | 9.1% | 7.3% | 5.7% | 14.7% |
| Education, health and care plans | - | 1.7% | 2% | 1.9% | 1.3% | 1.8% | 2.4% | 4.7% |
| Teachers (FTE) | 11.2 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 12.5 | 15.2 | - |
| Teachers (headcount) | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 19 | - |
| Teaching assistants (FTE) | 9.4 | 10.6 | 9.9 | 10.9 | 12.9 | 12.2 | 14.4 | - |
| Pupils per teacher | 26.5 | 24.8 | 21.3 | 23.0 | 21.8 | 26.3 | 21.8 | - |
| Pupils per adult | 14.4 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 11.4 | 13.3 | 11.2 | - |
| Teacher turnover | 17.2% | 7.6% | 7.7% | 15.2% | 19% | 4.1% | 0% | - |
| Teachers taking sickness absence | 47.1% | - | 56.3% | 5.3% | 52.9% | 56.3% | 58.8% | - |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 0.9 | - | 3.7 | 0.1 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 10.8 | - |
| Key stage 2 expected standard | - | - | - | - | 53% | 57% | 43% | - |
| Places | 315 | - | 315 | 315 | 315 | 420 | - | - |
| Pupils | 296 | - | 299 | 312 | 311 | 326 | - | - |
| Unfilled places | 6% | - | 5.1% | 1% | 1.3% | 22.4% | - | - |
Where this school sits in England
iEach figure is placed among state-funded primary schools in England that report it for the same school year. "Higher than 70% of schools" means 70 in every 100 schools have a lower figure. This describes where a figure sits, not whether it is good: for absence and suspensions lower is usually better, while free school meals and special needs reflect who the school serves. It is not a ranking of the school.Scroll sideways for more
| Measure | This school | Year | Position | Schools compared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence | 5.3% | 2024/25 | Higher than 58% of schools | 15,967 |
| Unauthorised absence | 1.6% | 2024/25 | Higher than 67% of schools | 15,967 |
| Pupils suspended at least once | 1.8% | 2024/25 | Higher than 78% of schools | 15,971 |
| Pupils per teacher | 21.9 | 2025/26 | Higher than 61% of schools | 16,358 |
| Pupils per adult | 11.3 | 2025/26 | Higher than 60% of schools | 16,358 |
| Teacher turnover | 0% | 2024/25 | Higher than 0% of schools | 15,868 |
| Sickness days lost per teacher (all teachers) | 10.8 | 2024/25 | Higher than 93% of schools | 15,016 |
| Eligible for free school meals (census) | 22% | 2025/26 | Higher than 54% of schools | 16,436 |
| Special educational needs | 19.4% | 2025/26 | Higher than 53% of schools | 16,436 |
| Education, health and care plans | 4.7% | 2025/26 | Higher than 67% of schools | 16,436 |
| English as an additional language | 8.5% | 2025/26 | Higher than 46% of schools | 16,436 |
| Pupils on roll | 341 | year not recorded | Higher than 70% of schools | 16,437 |
Get Information about Schools and DfE school-level releases (school census, absence, exclusions, workforce, finance) held by WhatSchool; 24,734 open schools in England, built 2026-10-24 from the Get Information about Schools extract of 2026-10-24. Open Government Licence v3.0.
See also: Results · Disadvantage