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Hillmorton Primary School, Rugby

Primary
Academy converter
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Ages 3–11

Hillmorton Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Rugby, part of Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust. For 2026 entry it had 1.3 first-choice applications for every place.

Demand
Oversubscribed
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Warwickshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 26 Oct 2026

Hillmorton Primary School in detail

Hillmorton Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "Hillmorton is at the heart of its community, and our strength lies in the relationships we build - with pupils, families and the wider local area. Our school was recognised by Ofsted as Outstanding in both 2017 and again in 2023, and we remain committed to ensuring that every child receives an exceptional education, both academically and personally."

Clubs and activities named on the school's website include football, multi-sports, dance, choir and journalism.

The school runs a breakfast club and after-school care, from £5.00 per session.

Coming up: an open day on Thursday 12 November 2026 at 9.30am and an open day on Friday 27 November 2026 at 9.30am. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

All school open days in Warwickshire

Headteacher's welcome (school website)Clubs (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

Hillmorton Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 130887), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Getting a place at Hillmorton Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 76 families put Hillmorton Primary School as their first choice and 248 named it as one of their preferences, for 60 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 23 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

Admissions history and your chances at Hillmorton Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to Hillmorton Primary School are English Martyrs Catholic Primary School (0.4 miles, 85% reading, 73% maths); Abbots Farm Junior School (0.8 miles, Outstanding, 72% reading, 74% maths); Abbots Farm Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); and Paddox Primary School (1.1 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths).

English Martyrs Catholic Primary SchoolAbbots Farm Junior SchoolAbbots Farm Infant SchoolPaddox Primary School

The trust

Hillmorton Primary School is one of 14 schools run by Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

All 14 schools in Stowe Valley Multi Academy Trust

Who goes there

9.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

Getting there

The nearest railway station is Rugby Rail Station, about 2.1 miles away in a straight line.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Dingle (adjacent), 80 metres away.

The area around the school

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood Hillmorton Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 57 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and criminal damage and arson. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Warwickshire (88).

Secondary schools nearby

The secondary schools closest to Hillmorton Primary School are Ashlawn School (0.8 miles) and Houlton School (1.1 miles).

Ashlawn SchoolHoulton School

Sources: DfE school performance data; GIAS establishment links; DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime

Location

Likely (~581m)Possible (~830m)Unlikely (~1.1km)

Our estimate from how close the nearest similar schools are and how oversubscribed the council's schools are. It is not a published boundary.

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:Mrs Bryony Harrison
Pupils:456
LA:Warwickshire
Phone:01788544309
Address:Watts Lane, Hillmorton, Rugby, CV21 4PE
Trust:STOWE VALLEY MULTI ACADEMY TRUST (14 schools)
Status:open
Opened:1 September 2025

Ofsted Rating

Hillmorton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Hillmorton Primary School (URN 130887), it was rated Outstanding in June 2017.

URN:152057
UKPRN:10098491
Diocese:Not applicable
Constituency:Rugby
Urban/Rural:Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

At a Glance

9.9%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Class Sizes

30.4

Avg class size

29.6

Infant (KS1)

30.6

KS2

13

Total classes

5 classes with more than 30 pupils

2025/26 academic year

Results at Hillmorton Primary School before it took its current form in 2025 (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 130887). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading+7ppMaths-2ppWriting-8pp

Reading has improved from 75% to 82% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 73% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 82% to 74% (2024 to 2025).

How Does This School Compare?

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Term dates

Hillmorton Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Warwickshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

The Dingle (Adj)
78m · 1 min walk
Mellor Road (Opp)
156m · 3 min walk
Watts Lane (Opp)
219m · 4 min walk
Hughes Close (Opp)
240m · 4 min walk
Landseer Close (Adj)
259m · 4 min walk

Free school transport

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
13
Fatal
0
Serious
5
Children hurt
1

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight.

1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.

1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Your chances of a place at Hillmorton Primary School

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  • How many families in Warwickshire got their first choice, and how often appeals there succeed.
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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

109%

Over capacity

456 pupils

420 places

36 pupils over capacity

as recorded on GIAS

Area Demand Pressure - Rugby

High pressure
New homes approved:3,569
Projected new pupils:892

Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Rugby

Across Warwickshire council

Low demand council-wide0.87 applications per place

Places available

7,199

Applications

6,281

Got 1st preference

88.1%

Got preferred school

98.1%

All primary applications across Warwickshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Oversubscribed

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

65

SEN Support

18

EHC Plans

18.2%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Social, Emotional & Mental Health34
Speech, Language & Communication18
Moderate Learning Difficulty14
Autistic Spectrum Disorder9
Other4
Specific Learning Difficulty2
Profound & Multiple LD1
Physical Disability1
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
62.7%
Asian
19.4%
Black
2.0%
Mixed
3.7%
Chinese
1.1%
Other
1.1%
Unclassified
0.2%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals9.9%
English as Additional Language18.4%

456

Total Pupils

238

Boys

218

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

24

Teachers

19.0:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£44,319

Mean salary

2026 data

Absence at Hillmorton Primary School before it took its current form in 2025
2024/25

Published under the school's previous registration (URN 130887). There are no figures for it in its current form yet, so these are shown separately.

3.2%

Overall absence

4.6%

Persistent absence

372

Enrolments

Authorised2.5%
Unauthorised0.6%
Persistent (10%+)4.6%
Severe (50%+)0.0%

Absence trend

3.4%
18/19
2.7%
20/21
5.2%
21/22
4.9%
22/23
5.1%
23/24
3.2%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Secondary Schools Nearby

Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to

Questions parents ask about Hillmorton Primary School

Are there exam results for Hillmorton Primary School?

Hillmorton Primary School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, under its previous registration (URN 130887), 82% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 73% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

What is Hillmorton Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Hillmorton Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted since it took its current form in September 2025. Before that, as Hillmorton Primary School (URN 130887), it was rated Outstanding in June 2017.

What is the catchment area for Hillmorton Primary School?

No fixed boundary. When Hillmorton Primary School is oversubscribed, Warwickshire allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.

How big are the classes at Hillmorton Primary School?

Classes at Hillmorton Primary School average 30.4 pupils (2025/26). 5 classes have more than 30 pupils - infant classes are capped at 30 by law, with limited exceptions.

How many pupils go to Hillmorton Primary School?

Hillmorton Primary School has around 456 pupils on roll. 10% are eligible for free school meals.

How do I apply to Hillmorton Primary School?

Apply through Warwickshire's coordinated admissions process, naming Hillmorton Primary School on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.

How many road collisions happen near Hillmorton Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 13 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 5 serious and 8 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 1 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Warwickshire is 7 (the median across 286 schools, same distance and years).

Where is Hillmorton Primary School?

Hillmorton Primary School is at Watts Lane, Hillmorton, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 4PE.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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