Diamond Academy is a primary school located in Thetford. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 05/10/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.5%, which is 1.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Hillary Road, Thetford

School Information

Address: Hillary Road, Thetford, IP24 3DP
Website: www.diamond-academy.co.uk
Telephone: 01842752387
School Type: Academy sponsor led
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Mary Foreman
Religious character: None
Admissions policy:
Unique reference: 145027

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 05/10/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 271
Number of Pupils: 197
Number of Boys: 102
Number of Girls: 95

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 14.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -4 Confidence interval -5.8 to -2.2
Writing
Average: -0.7 Confidence interval -2.3 to 1
Maths
Average: -1.4 Confidence interval -2.9 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:51%
England Average:65%

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

School:2%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:97
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:101
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Diamond Academy
Hillary Road , IP24 3DP 		2out of 4 0 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Queensway Infant Academy and Nursery
Queensway , IP24 3DR 		2out of 4 64 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Redcastle Family School
St Martin's Way , IP24 3PU 		3out of 4 707 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Norwich Road Academy
Norwich Road , IP24 2HT 		2out of 4 1,209 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy
Canterbury Way , IP24 1EB 		2out of 4 1,409 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Thetford Academy
Croxton Road , IP24 1LH 		3out of 4 2,686 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Pinetree School
Staniforth Road , IP24 3LH 		2out of 4 324 yd Free schools alternative provision No Mixed More About School
The Damara School
30 Bridge Street , IP24 3AG 		- not rated 714 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Thetford Grammar School
Bridge ST , Thetford IP24 3AF 		- not rated 802 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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