Hillhouse CofE Primary School

Hillhouse CofE Primary School at a glance

Located in Waltham Abbey, Essex, Hillhouse CofE Primary School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 331 pupils aged 4 to 11. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 43% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — well below the national average of 61%. That is down 14.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 103 in reading and 102 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 7% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hillhouse CofE Primary School was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 48 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.6%. There are about 21.8 pupils per teacher. Hillhouse CofE Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.