Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

Primary · Norfolk · NR7 0QW · URN 143280

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2022-09-27Cohort 378

Exam results, in full

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Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 56

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 302 schools in Norfolk

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
50%
Norfolk 53%England 61%
3 percentage points below the area average of 53
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
11%
Norfolk 4.8%England 8%
6.2 percentage points above the area average of 4.8
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
105
Norfolk 104.31England 105
0.7 above the area average of 104.3
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
104
Norfolk 102.99England 105
1 above the area average of 103
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Norfolk 102.95England 105
In line with the area average of 103
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
23%
Norfolk 19.7%England 32%
3.3 percentage points above the area average of 19.7
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
68%
Norfolk 68.7%
0.7 percentage points below the area average of 68.7
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
63%
Norfolk 63.3%
In line with the area average of 63.3
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
70%
Norfolk 65.8%
4.2 percentage points above the area average of 65.8
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
56
Norfolk 30
26.5 above the area average of 29.5
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Norfolk	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	50% Norfolk 53%England 61%	3 percentage points below the area average of 53	11 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	11% Norfolk 4.8%England 8%	6.2 percentage points above the area average of 4.8	3 percentage points above the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	105 Norfolk 104.31England 105	0.7 above the area average of 104.3	In line with the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	104 Norfolk 102.99England 105	1 above the area average of 103	1 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Norfolk 102.95England 105	In line with the area average of 103	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	23% Norfolk 19.7%England 32%	3.3 percentage points above the area average of 19.7	9 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	68% Norfolk 68.7%	0.7 percentage points below the area average of 68.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	63% Norfolk 63.3%	In line with the area average of 63.3	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	70% Norfolk 65.8%	4.2 percentage points above the area average of 65.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	56 Norfolk 30	26.5 above the area average of 29.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Norfolk · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.4 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 7.9% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 9.5% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 12.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 9.8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 23% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 11% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 21.6pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 50% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 87.7% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe Good at its inspection on 27/09/2022.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe is a primary school in Norfolk, postcode NR7 0QW (URN 143280).
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