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The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
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The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
- Primary
- Gainsborough DN21 1SW
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| Leadership and management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Achievement of pupils | Outstanding |
| Quality of teaching | Outstanding |
| Behaviour and safety of pupils | Outstanding |
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Foundational Skills: Children have a thorough understanding of how to learn with high expectations ensuring that children have the basic tools to continue learning at a rapid pace.
Success of the Curriculum: The lively range of subjects taught promote pupils' spiritual, moral, social, and cultural development exceptionally well.
Areas Needing Improvement: Extend the range of cultural experiences for children by making even better use of local resources.
Performance in Maths & Reading: Standards are significantly above national average in reading, writing, and mathematics. The academy's data shows these high standards have been maintained.
Support for Falling Behind: Pupils identified as needing additional help achieved well by end of the year following extra support and careful checks on their progress.
Behaviour and Attitudes: Pupils’ attitudes to their learning are exceptional, resulting in learning that moves at a rapid pace. They are invariably polite, well mannered, and impeccably behaved.
Support for SEND Pupils: The leaders responsible for disabled pupils and those with special educational needs ensure similar progress to others in the academy. New classroom arrangements support their self-esteem and progress.
Managing Bullying and Pupil Safety: The academy’s work to keep pupils safe and secure is outstanding. Pupils have an excellent awareness of different forms of bullying and internet risks.
Promotion of Welfare and Safety: Pupils are looked after extremely well with their wellbeing at the heart of all the academy does.
Parent Feedback: Parents were overwhelmingly positive about the school, praising the fantastic staff and the well-managed academy.
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The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy is a Primary, Co-Ed school located in Lincolnshire, East Midlands.
It has 237 students from age 2-7 yr with a student-teacher ratio of 22 : 1.
This school rated Outstanding by recent Ofsted inspection.
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Please allow me to give a warm welcome to your child from Hillcrest Academies on behalf of the Directors, Staff, and myself.
Your child will receive a fun and interesting education from one of our Academies, complete with free field trips and seminars.
Your child will discover that our school has a cheerful, welcoming environment that places a strong focus on community.
It is obvious that parents and teachers must collaborate as our shared goal is your child's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth.
In order to foster a cordial relationship between home and the Academies, we are pleased for you to schedule a visit to either location at any time of the year to talk about your child's growth.
Please call us to make an appointment if you would like to visit our Academies and take a look around at any time.
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Your child will receive a fun and interesting education from one of our Academies, complete with free field trips and seminars.
Your child will discover that our school has a cheerful, welcoming environment that places a strong focus on community.
It is obvious that parents and teachers must collaborate as our shared goal is your child's intellectual, social, emotional, and physical growth.
In order to foster a cordial relationship between home and the Academies, we are pleased for you to schedule a visit to either location at any time of the year to talk about your child's growth.
Please call us to make an appointment if you would like to visit our Academies and take a look around at any time.
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| Phase of Education | Primary | Primary | Primary |
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| Type | Academies | Academies | Academies |
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| Ofset report | Outstanding | Good | Good |
| Age range | 2-7 | 7-11 | 2-11 |
| Gender | Co-Ed | Co-Ed | Co-Ed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Student teacher ratio | 22.7 | 16.9 | 11.3 |
| Proficient Math | - | 102 | 92 |
| Proficient Read | - | 102 | 96 |
| Grade 5 or above GCSE | - | - | - |
| Grade 5 or above A Level | - | - | - |
| Day Fees | - | - | - |
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Holidays & terms
Holidays 2024/25
| Holidays | Date |
|---|---|
| Autumn Half Term Holidays | 21st Oct 2024 - 28th Oct 2024 |
| Winter Holidays | 20th Dec 2024 - 3rd Jan 2025 |
| Spring Half Term Holidays | 17th Feb 2025 - 21st Feb 2025 |
| Spring Holidays | 7th Apr 2025 - 21st Apr 2025 |
| Summer Half Term Holidays | 26th May 2025 - 30th May 2025 |
| Summer Holidays | 23rd Jul 2025 - 3rd Sep 2025 |
Terms Dates 2024/25
| Terms | Dates |
|---|---|
| Autumn Term | 4th Sep 2024 - 20th Oct 2024 |
| Autumn Term-2 | 29th Oct 2024 - 19th Dec 2024 |
| Spring Term | 4th Jan 2025 - 16th Feb 2025 |
| Spring Term-2 | 22nd Feb 2025 - 6th Apr 2025 |
| Summer Term | 22nd Apr 2025 - 25th May 2025 |
| Summer Term-2 | 31st May 2025 - 22nd Jul 2025 |
Students Teachers
22 : 1
Student teacher ratio at The Gainsborough Hillcrest Early Years Academy
Local authority ratio 18 : 1
