Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

About Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School is a primary school in Downham Market, Norfolk, classified by the DfE as a community school. Around 411 pupils aged 5 to 11 attend the school. 71% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 7.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 36% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 8% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School is oversubscribed: about 10 in 10 of the families who made it their first choice were offered a Reception place for September 2026, with 57 first choices for 56 places. Overall pupil absence was 5.7%. There are about 21.0 pupils per teacher. Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.