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
12.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.0%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage-1.4
WritingBelow average-1.5
MathsAverage-0.3
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
72
2nd preference
18
3rd preference
4
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
57
2nd preference
0
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes27.4
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher26.6
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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