Ofsted record

Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School

Ditchling Hill, Crawley · URN 2838540

According to Ofsted's inspection on 7 August 2026, Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School in Ditchling Hill, Crawley was graded on 4 areas of its report card: behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Source: Little Bees Nursery Intelligence, from Ofsted's published record.

  1. Inspected 7 August 2026

    a month ago

    Report card — six areas graded separately.

    Curriculum and teaching Not inspected
    Achievement Not inspected
    Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    Inclusion Expected Standard
    Leadership and governance Expected Standard

    Curriculum and teaching and Achievement were not inspected here — a setting is only graded on the areas its registration covers, so this is not a gap in its practice.

    What each grade means

    Each area is judged separately. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result.

    Behaviour and routines Strong Standard
    Clearly better than the expected standard in this area, though not exceptional.
    Welfare and wellbeing Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Inclusion Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.
    Leadership and governance Expected Standard
    The bar every provider must clear. Meeting it is the pass, not a mediocre result.

On the register

Ofsted URN
2838540
Provider type
Childcare on Non-Domestic Premises, Out-of school day care
Ages
4 to 11
Registered places
24
Registered since
2 May 2025
Local authority
West Sussex

Ditchling Hill, Crawley · RH11 8QL. Location from the Ofsted register.

On the Early Years Register and the Compulsory Childcare Register and the Voluntary Childcare Register.

Common questions

When was Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School last inspected by Ofsted? +

Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School in Ditchling Hill, Crawley was last inspected on 7 August 2026. That inspection used Ofsted's report card framework, which replaced single-word overall ratings for early years settings in November 2025.

What did Ofsted say about Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School? +

Ofsted graded 4 areas: behaviour and routines — Strong Standard; welfare and wellbeing — Expected Standard; inclusion — Expected Standard; leadership and governance — Expected Standard. Each area is judged separately, so a setting can be stronger in one than another.

Why are some areas not graded for Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School? +

Ofsted did not grade curriculum and teaching or achievement at this setting. A provider is only graded on the areas its registration covers — an out-of-school club, for example, is not inspected on delivering the early years curriculum. It is not a gap in the setting's practice.

Is "expected standard" a good grade? +

Yes. Expected standard is the bar every provider has to clear, so meeting it is the pass rather than a mediocre result. Strong standard and exceptional sit above it; needs attention and urgent improvement sit below.

What ages does Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School take? +

Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School is registered for children aged 4 to 11.

How many children can Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School take? +

Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School is registered for up to 24 children at any one time. That is a registration limit, not the number currently attending.

How long has Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School been registered? +

Premier Education - Hilltop Primary School has been registered with Ofsted since 2 May 2025. Its unique reference number (URN) is 2838540.

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