Academy converter · Norfolk

Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

3–11Ages
378Pupils
PrimaryPhase
143280URN

Hillside Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, NR7 0QW · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2022 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.5per place

0.5 above Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

108 applications for 44 places · 31st of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 September 2022Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good	Requires improvement	Inadequate
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

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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

2.5applications per place, Reception

0.5 above Norfolk median (2.0) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

108 applications · 44 places offered · 42 named it first

2026 2.5; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.4; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school
2015 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7; as the previous school
2014 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.6; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 10 of 10 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Dashed bars: as Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (URN 120858), the previous school.

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	44	108	2.5	42	0.95
Sep 2025	40	86	2.2	39	0.98
Sep 2024	47	83	1.8	47	1.00
Sep 2023	51	99	1.9	48	0.94
Sep 2022	44	91	2.1	43	0.98
Sep 2021	48	108	2.3	47	0.98
Sep 2020	56	109	2.0	54	0.96
Sep 2019	53	110	2.1	49	0.92
Sep 2018	58	102	1.8	57	0.98
Sep 2017	48	115	2.4	38	0.79
Sep 2016 *	60	112	1.9	56	0.93
Sep 2015 *	52	110	2.1	47	0.90
Sep 2014 *	51	131	2.6	51	1.00

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 68% · Writing 63% · Maths 70% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%165th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard68%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard36%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard63%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth16%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard70%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard27%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	50%	11%	105	104
2023/24	44%	0%	105	102
2022/23	71%	2%	107	105

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 Avenue Primary and Nursery School, ThorpeThis school
This school

Good2022

2.5applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Dussindale Primary School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St William's Primary School
1.2 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Heartsease Primary Academy
2.0 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.6applications per place 51%met the SATs standard
Lionwood Infant and Nursery School
2.2 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.9applications per place
Lionwood Junior School
2.3 km · Norfolk

Good2023

45%met the SATs standard
Falcon Junior School
2.9 km · Norfolk

Good2022

52%met the SATs standard
Trowse Primary School
3.0 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.9applications per place 76%met the SATs standard
Cecil Gowing Infant School
3.0 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 143280 · 926/2160
Trust: Broad Horizons Education Trust
Capacity: 472 pupils · 378 on roll
Free school meals: 9.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Opened: 1 September 2016
Replaced: Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (URN 120858)
Address: Hillside Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew, Norwich, NR7 0QW
Local authority: Norfolk · Broadland

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