Hillside Primary School

NorfolkCommunity school

Lords Lane, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8PA

Headteacher: Mr Simon MinterSchool website ↗Pupils: 212 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted inspected
Inspected October 2024
Oversubscribed
90% of first-choice applicants offered a place
43%
Reading, Writing & Maths
inspected
Inspected October 2024
90%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

Ofsted RatingInspected 8 October 2024Full report ↗

Not rated

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer makes an overall effectiveness judgement in inspections of state-funded schools.

Quality of Teaching
Good
Behaviour in School
Good
Pupils' Wider Development
Good
School Leadership
Good

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
43.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
3.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 67%·Writing 63%·Maths 63%All three 43%
Reading
Expected67%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected63%
Exceeding17%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected63%
Exceeding3%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
26
How many families wanted this school first?
29
How many got their first choice?
26of 29 (89.7%)
How many applied in total?
115

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
13.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
3.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
10.0%
Boys and girls
50%girls·50%boys
107 girls, 105 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 81% (2017/18), currently 43%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1645.0%0.0%+0.5+2.7-0.8
2016/1760.0%13.0%+1.5+0.6+1.0
2017/1881.0%16.0%+0.2-0.90.0
2018/1953.0%9.0%-1.2-0.4-3.5
2022/2344.0%3.0%-1.6-2.9-2.7
2023/2457.0%0.0%---
2024/2543.0%3.0%---
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