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Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

Academy converter · Norwich · NR7 0QW

Ages 3–11 · 378 pupils · Norfolk

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Ofsted

Good

KS2 expected (RWM)

44%

Overall absence

5.0%

Admissions demand

1.00 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Good

Inspection date

2022-09-27

Overall effectiveness
Good
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)44%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
102.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
103.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence5.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)10.2%
Unauthorised0.7%
Authorised absence
4.2%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.9%
Enrolments in measure
322

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

1.00 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

47

Places offered

47

1st-preference offers

47

Total preferences (any rank)
83
Preferred offers (top 3)
47
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill80%

378 pupils · 472 places

Pupils on roll
378
Boys / girls
199 / 179
School capacity
472
Capacity fill
378 / 472 (80%)
Free school meals
9.5%
FSM pupils
33
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 3–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • NurseryHas Nursery Classes
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
Academy trust
BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
Sponsor
Broad Horizons Education Trust
Headteacher
Mr Christopher Hutchinson

Location

Address
Hillside Avenue, Thorpe St Andrew
Postcode
NR7 0QW
Town
Norwich
County
Norfolk
Local authority
Norfolk
District
Broadland
Constituency
Norwich North
Urban/rural
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 3–11, in Norwich, Norfolk, 378 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, academy. Free school meals: 9.5%.

Open schools in Norwich
192
Primary schools in Norwich
142
Academies among open schools in Norwich
46% (88)
Open schools in NR7
13
Primary in NR7
10
Open schools in Norfolk LA
464
Primary in Norfolk LA
344

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in NorwichNear NR7

  • Dussindale Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR7 0US · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS254%
    • Absence4.5%
    • FSM14.4%
    • Demand1.00

    0.5 miles away

  • St William's Primary School

    Ofsted: Standards maintained

    Community school · Primary

    Norwich · NR7 0AJ · Norfolk

    Ages 3–11

    • KS259%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM11.1%
    • Demand1.02

    0.7 miles away

  • Heartsease Primary Academy

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR7 9UE · Norfolk

    Ages 2–11

    • KS220%
    • Absence6.7%
    • FSM33.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.2 miles away

  • Lionwood Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Academy converter · Primary

    Norwich · NR1 4HT · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS255%
    • Absence7.2%
    • FSM36.4%

    1.4 miles away

  • Falcon Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

    Community school · Primary

    Norwich · NR7 8NT · Norfolk

    Ages 7–11

    • KS249%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM20.9%

    1.8 miles away

  • Trowse Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Trowse · NR14 8TU · Norfolk

    Ages 4–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence4.6%
    • FSM18.4%
    • Demand1.38

    1.8 miles away

  • Cecil Gowing Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

    Norwich · NR7 8NZ · Norfolk

    Ages 2–7

    • Absence5.9%
    • FSM11.0%
    • Demand0.96

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mr Christopher Hutchinson
Telephone
01603433453
Website
www.hillsideavenue.org/

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