Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School is a primary school located in Downham Market. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 13/09/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Hillcrest, Downham Market

School Information

Address: Hillcrest, Downham Market, PE38 9ND
Website: www.hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01366388191
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Matthew Try
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 121013

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 540
Number of Pupils: 509
Number of Boys: 264
Number of Girls: 245

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 7.9% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.2 Confidence interval -1.8 to 1.4
Writing
Average: 1.3 Confidence interval -0.2 to 2.7
Maths
N/A: 1.4 Confidence interval 0 to 2.8

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:77%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
Hillcrest , Bexwell Road PE38 9ND 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Nelson Academy
Nursery Road , PE38 9PF 		3out of 4 1,305 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Wimbotsham and Stow Academy
Chapel Lane , Wimbotsham PE34 3QH 		3out of 4 1,753 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Denver Voluntary Controlled Primary School
19 Ryston Road , Denver PE38 0DP 		3out of 4 2,054 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downham Market Academy
Bexwell Road , PE38 9LL 		1out of 4 308 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Downham Preparatory School and Montessori Nursery
The Old Rectory , Stow Bardolph PE34 3HT 		- not rated 2,420 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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