Community school · Norfolk

Hillside Primary School

4–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120982URN

Lords Lane, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8PA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Oct 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

4.2per place

2.2 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

101 applications for 24 places · 4th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

43%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 8 October 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision		Requires improvement

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

4.2applications per place, Reception

2.2 above Norfolk median (2.0) 2.0 above England median (2.2)

101 applications · 24 places offered · 25 named it first

2026 4.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 4.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 4.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 3.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 3.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 4.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 4.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 3.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 4.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 4.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 3.8; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 3.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 4.0; Norfolk median median 1.6

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	24	101	4.2	25	1.04
Sep 2025	26	115	4.4	29	1.12
Sep 2024	27	120	4.4	59	2.19
Sep 2023	26	97	3.7	31	1.19
Sep 2022	27	90	3.3	24	0.89
Sep 2021	29	124	4.3	47	1.62
Sep 2020	29	133	4.6	45	1.55
Sep 2019	30	118	3.9	45	1.50
Sep 2018	30	124	4.1	45	1.50
Sep 2017	30	132	4.4	47	1.57
Sep 2016	30	114	3.8	46	1.53
Sep 2015	30	115	3.8	41	1.37
Sep 2014	30	121	4.0	51	1.70

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 67% · Writing 63% · Maths 63% → all three 43% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard43%213th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard67%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard10%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 103 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard3%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	43%	3%	103	101
2023/24	57%	0%	105	101
2022/23	44%	3%	105	102

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hillside Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

4.2applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Homefield VC CofE Primary School
0.4 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.4applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Woodlands Primary Academy
0.4 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.0applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Ormiston Herman Academy
1.3 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.9applications per place 82%met the SATs standard
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy
1.8 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.5applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Wroughton Infant Academy
1.8 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

1.7applications per place
Wroughton Junior Academy
1.8 km · Norfolk

2026

56%met the SATs standard
East Norfolk Sixth Form College
1.9 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected
St Mary and St Peter Catholic Primary School
2.2 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place 57%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120982 · 926/2357
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 11.8% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision and SEN unit
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Lords Lane, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8PA
Local authority: Norfolk · Great Yarmouth

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources