Hilgay Riverside Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy converter · Primary
Downham Market · PE38 0JL · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS229%
- Absence6.5%
- FSM34.7%
2.3 miles away
OpenPrimaryOfsted: Not judgedURN 142468
Southery Academy
Academy sponsor led · Downham Market · PE38 0PA
Ages 4–11 · 83 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Not judged
KS2 expected (RWM)
44%
Overall absence
5.7%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Not judged
Inspection date
2024-11-26
- Overall effectiveness
- Not judged
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
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
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 101.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 98.0
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence5.7%
Persistent absence (10%+)14.8%
Unauthorised0.7%
- Authorised absence
- 5.0%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 81
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill85%
83 pupils · 98 places
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- Boys / girls
- 35 / 48
- School capacity
- 98
- Capacity fill
- 83 / 98 (85%)
- Free school meals
- 31.3%
- FSM pupils
- 26
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- Nursery
- Sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Governance
- Academy trust: EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- EASTERN MULTI-ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Huntington
Location
- Address
- Westgate Street, Southery
- Postcode
- PE38 0PA
- Town
- Downham Market
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Further from 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 sponsor led (primary), Ages 4–11, in Downham Market, Norfolk, 83 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 31.3%.
Nearby primary schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Elaine Huntington
- Telephone
- 01366377205