Hilltop Junior School

Basildon · SS11 8LT

General information Junior School · 7-11 years Who goes here 352 pupils, 13.4% FSM

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Hilltop Junior School

General Information

Address: Hill Avenue, Wickford, SS11 8LT – View on map
Phone: 01268734649
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Miss Annie Bristow
Age range: 7-11 years
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: None
Nursery provision: No

Who goes here

352 pupils out of 360 places At or near capacity

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 47
% eligible for free school meals: 13.4%
Pupil mix: 3 in 10 (less mixed than the Basildon average)
English as an additional language: 4% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 30.1% a year (Basildon 13.9%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 53% moved to another school, 47% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

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Across Essex: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 28 (0.2 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 17 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 7 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Essex (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 4.9%
Persistently absent pupils: 9.8%
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.

Pupils on SEN Support: 12.8%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 0.9%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Speech, language and communications needs: 12 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 9 pupils
SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 7 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 6 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 5 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Speech, language and communications needs: 2 pupils
Profound and multiple learning difficulty: 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

Good 2022 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 67% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 6% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 3 percentage points above the Basildon average (64%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: As expected (3-year average 68% against an expected 66%)
3-year average (expected standard): 68%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 77% · Writing 81% · Maths 79% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 69%
Average test scores: reading 105, maths 106
Based on: 90 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolBasildon averageEngland↗ Improving Up 8 percentage points since 2022/23. In 2024/25 this school was 3 percentage points above the Basildon average (64%).

Year 6 SATs: joint 17th of 40 junior and primary schools in the area

=15Bardfield Academy68%
=15North Crescent Primary School68%
=17Hilltop Junior School67%
=17Kingswood Primary School and Nursery67%
#19Abacus Primary School66%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1St Peter's Catholic Primary School96%
#2St Anne Line Catholic Junior School89%
#3St Teresa's Catholic Primary School, Basildon87%
=4Lee Chapel Primary School85%
=4Quilters Junior School85%
=6Briscoe Primary School & Nursery80%
=6Noak Bridge Primary School80%
#8Buttsbury Primary School79%
=9Brightside Primary School76%
=9Ryedene Primary and Nursery School76%
=9The Willows Primary School76%
#12Greensted Primary School & Nursery72%
=13Fairhouse Community Primary School69%
=13Sunnymede Primary School69%
=15Bardfield Academy68%
=15North Crescent Primary School68%
=17Hilltop Junior School67%
=17Kingswood Primary School and Nursery67%
#19Abacus Primary School66%
#20Northlands Primary School and Nursery64%
#21Oakfield Primary School63%
#22Eversley Primary School62%
#23Felmore Primary School60%
#24Grange Primary School59%
=25Millhouse Primary School57%
=25Whitmore Primary School and Nursery57%
#27Great Berry Primary School56%
#28The Phoenix Primary School54%
#29Merrylands Primary School53%
=30Laindon Park Primary School & Nursery52%
=30Wickford Primary School52%
#32Maple Grove Primary School50%
=33Ghyllgrove Primary School49%
=33Lincewood Primary Academy49%
=35South Green Junior School46%
=35Vange Primary School and Nursery46%
=37Cherry Tree Primary School38%
=37Janet Duke Primary School38%
#39St Margaret's Church of England Academy, Bowers Gifford32%
#40Crays Hill Primary School17%

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2nd of 4 junior schools in Basildon for Ofsted rating

#1Quilters Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Hilltop Junior SchoolGood
#3South Green Junior SchoolGood
#4St Anne Line Catholic Junior SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Quilters Junior SchoolOutstanding
#2Hilltop Junior SchoolGood
#3South Green Junior SchoolGood
#4St Anne Line Catholic Junior SchoolGood

Financials

Spending per pupil: £6,539 (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.

3rd of 4 junior schools in Basildon for spending per pupil

#1St Anne Line Catholic Junior School£6,762
#2South Green Junior School£6,567
#3Hilltop Junior School£6,539
#4Quilters Junior School£5,901

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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.

Rank School Score

#1St Anne Line Catholic Junior School£6,762
#2South Green Junior School£6,567
#3Hilltop Junior School£6,539
#4Quilters Junior School£5,901

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