Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 5 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Unique reference
- 121013
- Address
- Hillcrest, Bexwell Road, PE38 9ND
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 440 (75% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.3%
- Girls
- 45.7%
- First language not English
- 10.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 21.1%
- Persistent absence
- 12.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.0%
White British 84.3%
Other White 8.9%
Unclassified 2.3%
Mixed 2.2%
Bangladeshi 0.9%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsAverage-0.3
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 59%
Local authority average 52%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 6%
Local authority average 4%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 57
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 72
- 2nd preference
- 18
- 3rd preference
- 4
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 51 31 20 |
| Year 1 | 58 30 28 |
| Year 2 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 3 | 61 33 28 |
| Year 4 | 57 34 23 |
| Year 5 | 60 35 25 |
| Year 6 | 92 43 49 |