Hillocks Primary Academy
Primary school in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire. Requires improvement (Sep 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 13 September 2023, report published 8 October 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around March 2026
The last inspection was in September 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.5 milesForest Glade Primary School
Improved significantly (Mar 2025)
- 0.5 milesDalestorth Primary and Nursery School
Good (Nov 2022)
- 0.6 milesCroft Primary School
No overall grade. Quality of education requires improvement (Jan 2025)
- 0.6 milesPriestsic Primary and Nursery School
Good (Jul 2022)
- 1.1 milesSt Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School
School remains Good (Jul 2023)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.