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Fircroft Primary School and Hillbrook School

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What differs

  • Fircroft Primary School has 266 pupils; Hillbrook School has 567.
  • The two schools are 0.5 miles apart in a straight line.

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FactFircroft Primary SchoolHillbrook School
The basics
TypeState-funded: Academy converter

DfE register

State-funded: Foundation school

DfE register

Ages3 to 11

DfE register

3 to 11

DfE register

GenderMixed

DfE register

Mixed

DfE register

Pupils266

DfE register

567

DfE register

BoroughWandsworth

DfE register

Wandsworth

DfE register

BoardingNo

DfE register

No

DfE register

Admissions for 2027
Next deadline to apply or register15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

15 January 2027 (open)

school or council page

Applications and places, last round31 first preferences for 30 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

40 first preferences for 58 places

DfE, September 2026 entry

Cost
Published day feesNo tuition fees (state-funded)No tuition fees (state-funded)
Inspection
Latest inspectionOfsted graded inspection, 22 October 2024

Ofsted

Ofsted graded inspection, 12 June 2024: Good at that inspection

Ofsted

Results
Key stage 2: expected standard in reading, writing and mathsNot published70% (2024/25)

DfE

Pupils
Eligible for free school meals20.6%

DfE register

34.3%

DfE register

English as an additional languageNot published48.2%

school census 2024/25

Receiving SEN supportNot published15.9%

school census 2024/25

Pupils per teacher18.6

DfE workforce census

17.1

DfE workforce census

Overall absenceNot published7%

DfE, 2024/25

DfE register: Get Information About Schools, daily extract as at 2026-10-07. Other sources are named in each cell; every figure links to its source on the school's own page.

Shaded cells differ between the two schools. A blank is not a weakness: it means the figure has not been published, or does not apply to that type of school. Fees and results are not comparable between state and independent schools.

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