Hillcrest School and Sixth Form Centre

Comprehensive

National rank

260=

310

Rank last year

64.9%

A-level

A-level

A*-B

25.2%

GCSE

GCSE

A*/A/9/8/7

Need to know

Head teacher

Julie-Ann Davies

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

652

Head teacher

Julie-Ann Davies

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

652

Head teacher

Julie-Ann Davies

Gender of entry

Girls

Total pupils

652

Progress 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

49.3%

Progress 8

ABOVE AVERAGE

Pupils on free school meals

49.3%

Our methodology
Results

A-level 2024 rank: 198=

Grade

%

A*

5.4

A

17.6

B

41.9

A*/A

23

A*-B

64.9

GCSE 2024 rank: 354

Grade

%

A*/9/8

11.3

A/7

13.9

A*/A/9/8/7

25.2

What the school inspection says

Date of report
2022
Verdict *
Good
“Pupils are hard-working, polite and welcoming. They enjoy coming to school and achieve well. Students in the sixth form appreciate the individual academic guidance that their teachers provide. Leaders have high expectations for staff and pupils alike. They have planned an ambitious curriculum for all pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (Send). Pupils benefit from a distinctive emphasis on what women can achieve. Teachers are passionate about how best to plan and sequence their lessons. Pupils want to do well. They take pride in their work and behave consistently well in lessons. Bullying is very rare, and staff resolve any disagreements. Pupils know whom to turn to, and they feel safe.”
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*From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgment in inspections of state-funded schools. A consultation on the new report cards will take place in 2025.
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