Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe at a glance

Located in Norwich, Norfolk, Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. The school educates roughly 392 pupils aged 3 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 50% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 11% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 42 families who put it first were offered a place. Overall pupil absence was 5.0%. There are about 21.4 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.