Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich NorthConstituency

NR7 0QWPostcode

1.6

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 378 pupils. Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2022

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 44%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 105
Maths score: 102

Ethnicity

White

89%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Chinese

<1%

Any other group

Unclassified

Pupils

378

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 11
Deprivation band: Less deprived
Total pupils: 378
IDACI quintile: 2 (More deprived)
MAT name: BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
13 Nov 2022	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
7 May 2015	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.