Hillcrest Academy
Academy sponsor led in Leeds, Leeds.
School details
| Phase | Primary |
|---|---|
| Type | Academy sponsor led |
| Age range | 3 to 11 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Sixth form | Does not have a sixth form |
| Pupils on roll | 465 (school census 15-01-2026) |
| Capacity | 428 |
| Free school meals | 35.40% |
| Trust or sponsor | THE GORSE ACADEMIES TRUST |
| Local authority | Leeds |
| Address | Cowper Street, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS7 4DR |
| Map | View on Google Maps |
| Website | www.hillcrest.leeds.sch.uk/ |
| Telephone | 01132624080 |
| URN | 140413 |
Ofsted inspection
Latest full inspection: report card inspection under Ofsted's renewed framework (in use since November 2025), started 19 May 2026, published 23 June 2026. Report cards grade each area separately; there is no single overall grade.
| Safeguarding standards | Met |
|---|---|
| Inclusion | Strong standard |
| Curriculum and teaching | Strong standard |
| Achievement | Strong standard |
| Attendance and behaviour | Strong standard |
| Personal development and wellbeing | Strong standard |
| Early years | Strong standard |
| Leadership and governance | Strong standard |
Latest ungraded inspection: 5 May 2022, outcome: School remains Outstanding.
Read the Ofsted reports for this school
Ofsted stopped giving single-word overall effectiveness grades in September 2024 and introduced report cards from November 2025. Older grades are shown with their dates and may not reflect the school today.
Nearby schools
- Bankside Primary School (primary school, about 0.3 km)
- Holy Rosary and St Anne's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy (primary school, about 0.5 km)
- Dixons Trinity Chapeltown (all-through school, about 0.5 km)
- Bracken Edge Primary School (primary school, about 0.6 km)
- Harehills Primary School (primary school, about 0.9 km)
- Co-op Academy Nightingale (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Shakespeare Primary School (primary school, about 1.1 km)
- Little London Academy (primary school, about 1.1 km)
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Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. School data: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (downloaded 11 October 2026). Inspection data: Ofsted, state-funded schools inspections and outcomes management information (as at 31 August 2026). Last updated 2026-10-11.