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The Hills Academy
Stancliffe Road, Bedford MK41 9AT
The Hills Academy is an academy. It has about 440 boys and girls aged between 3 and 11. In February 2020 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Disadvantaged pupils, Finances, Progress and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Admissions and Representation.
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Disadvantaged pupils: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent.
Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus
Progress: Excellent. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all excellent. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Attendance: Above average. Pupil absence rates are very low and the incidence of persistent absence is quite low.
Attainment: About average. Maths attainment is above average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community. Show details
Admissions: Poor. The occupancy rate is very high.
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