Hillcrest Academy
Cowper Street, Leeds, LS7 4DR
465 pupils · 109% of 428 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Trust
- THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST
- Local authority
- Leeds
- Free school meals
- 35.4%
Ofsted
Strong standard (2026) — Report card — the most common grade across the inspected areas
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Safeguarding | Met |
Inspected 19 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 63% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 6% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.92 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 49 | 45 | 128 | 49 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 59 | 57 | 133 | 59 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 60 | 59 | 185 | 60 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 60 | 53 | 176 | 60 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 60 | 60 | 172 | 60 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 60 | 57 | 160 | 60 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 60 | 51 | 177 | 60 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 35 | 30 | 121 | 33 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Bankside Primary School 0.3 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy 0.5 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Bracken Edge Primary School 0.6 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Harehills Primary School 0.9 km · Some aspects not as strong (2025)
- Co-op Academy Nightingale 1.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Shakespeare Primary School 1.1 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.