Hillview School for Girls
Secondary · Academy converter · Girls · Kent
Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
71
headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
87%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
90.3%
27.7% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
1,500
Capacity used
Over capacity112%
1,340 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
87%
1st preference success rate
189 of 218 families who put it first got an offer
233
Places offered
720
Total applications
3.1
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 218 | 189 | ● 87% |
| 2nd preference | 176 | 29 | ● 16% |
| 3rd preference | 173 | 11 | ● 6% |
| 4th preference | 153 | 4 | ● 3% |
| Total | 720 | 233 | 32% |
1st preference success by year
Kent lets families list 4 preferences. 24 applications came from outside the council area (6 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18
- Gender
- Girls
- Religious character
- None
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Hilary Burkett
- Address
- Brionne Gardens, Tonbridge, TN9 2HE
- Phone
- 01732352793
- Local authority
- Kent
- Ward / constituency
- Vauxhall · Tonbridge
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 137104
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 16% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 6% | — | — |
| SEN support | 11% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: HILLVIEW SCHOOL FOR GIRLS ACADEMY TRUST
1,500 pupils · 1,340 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 23
20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,207 pupils
Attendance
90.3%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
9.7%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
27.7%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
5.4%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
4.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 49.5 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | 0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 53% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 76% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.08 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 32.06 | — | — |
Average grade: C+ (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 48 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 51.6% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 73.8% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 8.4% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.01 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 225 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 34.72 | 35 |
| Average grade | C+ | — |
| AAB or better (2 facilitating) | 0.9% | 17% |
| A-level students | 164 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 223 | 13% | 57% | 78% | |
| English Language | 223 | 13% | 71% | 87% | |
| English Literature | 219 | 21% | 67% | 83% | |
| Biology | 188 | 11% | 46% | 63% | |
| Physics | 150 | 6% | 41% | 58% | |
| Chemistry | 147 | 10% | 48% | 65% | |
| Art and Design | 131 | 32% | 82% | 94% | |
| Geography | 88 | 22% | 47% | 66% | |
| Business | 84 | 8% | 36% | 58% | |
| History | 57 | 21% | 44% | 56% | |
| Spanish | 55 | 15% | 60% | 80% | |
| Media / Film / TV | 51 | 24% | 75% | 86% |
A level
| Subject | Entries | A* | A*–A | A*–B | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sociology | 56 | 2% | 11% | 41% | |
| Media / Film / TV Studies | 40 | 0% | 8% | 50% | |
| Business Studies | 29 | 0% | 7% | 52% | |
| Geography | 27 | 0% | 0% | 19% | |
| Psychology | 27 | 7% | 11% | 48% | |
| English Language and Literature | 24 | 0% | 8% | 46% | |
| Textiles | 21 | 19% | 52% | 81% | |
| Film Studies | 18 | 6% | 22% | 83% | |
| Drama and Theatre Studies | 17 | 6% | 18% | 53% | |
| Biology | 16 | 0% | 19% | 38% | |
| Religious Studies | 16 | 0% | 19% | 31% | |
| Fine Art | 15 | 7% | 33% | 73% |
Oxbridge
Cambridge offers by year
Ranked #361 of 1,824 UK schools with Cambridge offers2
UCAS apply centre 16237: Hillview School for Girls
| Cambridge admissions1 | 2023 |
|---|---|
| Applications | <3 |
| Offers | <3 |
| Success rate | — |
| Accepted offers | <3 |
1 Source: University of Cambridge, applications, offers and acceptances by UCAS apply centre. To protect privacy small counts are hidden: "<3" means 0–2 (up to 2023); "≤5" means 1–5 (from 2024). Success rate is only shown when exact numbers are published (England average is about 20%).
2 Schools ranked by number of offers; this doesn't account for school size. Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures, so they aren't shown.
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 48% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 100% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 52% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Kent council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.