Hilldene Primary School

General Information

Address: Grange Road, Romford, RM3 7DU
Phone: 01708342453
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Georgina Delmonte
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 643
School capacity: 720
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 149
% eligible for free school meals: 24.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

Behaviour

Awaiting Data 2024/25

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 17.6%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 8.4%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 5.0%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Moderate learning difficulty: 32 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 4 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Moderate learning difficulty: 14 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 8 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 7 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 1 pupil
Physical disability: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

No overall grade given 2024 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted stopped giving single overall grades for a period between September 2024 and November 2025 - this school's most recent inspection falls in that window, so there's no single rating to show, even though it was inspected. The full report (linked below) still has the detail.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

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Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £7,399 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #14 of 39 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#12Drapers' Maylands Primary School£7,488
#13St Alban's Catholic Primary School£7,417
#14Hilldene Primary School£7,399
#15St Ursula's Catholic Primary School£7,395
#16La Salette Catholic Primary School£7,329

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1R J Mitchell Primary School£16,408
#2Elm Park Primary School£9,354
#3Drapers' Pyrgo Priory School£9,019
#4Broadford Primary School£8,179
#5Dame Tipping Church of England Primary School£7,968
#6St Edward's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School£7,927
#7Newtons Primary School£7,779
#8Clockhouse Primary School£7,735
#9The James Oglethorpe Primary School£7,563
#10Parsonage Farm Primary School£7,536
#11Rainham Village Primary School£7,492
#12Drapers' Maylands Primary School£7,488
#13St Alban's Catholic Primary School£7,417
#14Hilldene Primary School£7,399
#15St Ursula's Catholic Primary School£7,395
#16La Salette Catholic Primary School£7,329
#17Suttons Primary School£7,234
#18The Mawney Foundation School£7,148
#19Brady Primary School£7,116
#20St Peter's Catholic Primary School£7,088
#21Harold Court Primary School£7,035
#22Crowlands Primary School£7,031
#23Hylands Primary School£6,986
#24St Mary's Catholic Primary School£6,969
#25Harold Wood Primary School£6,916
#26Squirrels Heath Primary School£6,900
#27Oasis Academy Pinewood£6,872
#28Nelmes Primary School£6,862
#29Hacton Primary School£6,859
#30St Joseph's Catholic Primary School£6,756
#31Harrow Lodge Primary School£6,753
#32Branfil Primary School£6,731
#33Parklands Primary School£6,704
#34St Patrick's Catholic Primary School£6,425
#35Scotts Primary School£6,423
#36Engayne Primary School£6,247
#37Gidea Park Primary School£6,169
#38Benhurst Primary School£6,117
#39Concordia Academy£5,855

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