Academy · Leeds
Hillcrest Academy
- Primary
- Ages 3–11
Term dates
Academies can set their own term dates. Many follow Leeds council's dates, shown below as a guide, but check with the school, especially for INSET days.
2026/27
2027/28
Admissions
Places for Reception and junior school are applied for through your home council, not the school.
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How places are given: there's no entrance test. When there are more applicants than places, places usually go by criteria such as siblings, distance or catchment area. Check the council's or school's admissions policy for the exact rules.
How many families applied: Reception
For September 2026, 45 families put this school as their first choice, and 49 places were offered. 45 of the families who put it first got a place (100%).
| Entry | Places offered | Put it first | Got their first choice |
|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 49 | 45 | 100% |
| September 2025 | 59 | 57 | 100% |
| September 2024 | 60 | 59 | 98% |
Offers made on national offer day, from the Department for Education. Waiting lists and appeals can change things later. The hardest schools to get into.
Before and after school
No club is registered with Ofsted at this school's address. Ask the school about breakfast or after-school care, or find clubs nearby.
Ofsted inspection
Report card, 19 May 2026. Ofsted now grades each area separately, from exceptional to urgent improvement, with no single overall grade.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Strong standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
Safeguarding standards: met.
From Ofsted's published inspection data (Open Government Licence). Report cards and older grades use different scales, so they can't be compared directly.
About and location
- Type
- Academy
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3–11
- Pupils
- 465 (capacity 428)
- Gender
- Mixed
- Academy trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Phone
- 01132624080
- Address
- Cowper Street, Leeds, LS7 4DR
- Website
- hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk
School details from the Department for Education's register of schools (Open Government Licence). Report a correction.