Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Sept 27 2022 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
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
143280
Address
Hillside Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew, NR7 0QW

Pupils

Number of Pupils
392 (88% of total capacity)
Boys
54.3%
Girls
45.7%
First language not English
7.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
7.1%
Persistent absence
6.9%
Special education needs (SEN)
8.9%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 85.5%
Mixed 4.9%
Other White 4.8%
Chinese 1.3%
African 1%
Indian 0.8%
Unclassified 0.8%
Other Asian 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.3%
Other 0.3%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0.4
WritingAverage-0.9
MathsAverage-0.9
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 44%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 0%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
40
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
39
2nd preference
24
3rd preference
20
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
38
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes25.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher24.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher25.9
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
10
5
5
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
20
17
3
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
6
3
Reception, Full-time
47
25
22
Year 1
52
24
28
Year 2
48
31
17
Year 3
43
20
23
Year 4
54
28
26
Year 5
52
26
26
Year 6
57
31
26
Year 2024-2025

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