St William's Primary SchoolHillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Norwich.

Summary of the comparison

St William's Primary School and Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe are primary schools in Norwich.

  • St William's Primary School scores 43 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average). Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe is ahead on our composite score.

  • St William's Primary School was judged Good and Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 50.0% for St William's Primary School and 50.0% for Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at St William's Primary School (35.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25) and has fallen at Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe (71.0% in 2022-23, 50.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

St William's Primary School versus Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure NorwichSt William's Primary SchoolNorwichHillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, ThorpeEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD43/100C55/100Stronger figure
Local ranking199th of 330 in Norfolk 104th of 330 in Norfolk Stronger figure
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range3-11 3-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll407 378
Capacity420 472
LocationNorwich, NR7 0AJ Norwich, NR7 0QW
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard50.0% 50.0% 62.0%
At higher standard0.0% 11.0% Stronger figure8.0%
Reading average scaled score104.0 105.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score102.0 104.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census414 392
Free school meals (ever 6)11.6% 8.5%
English as an additional language4.1% 7.9%
SEN support5.8% 8.9%
SEN with an EHC plan1.9% 2.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.0% 4.0% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence7.2% Stronger figure7.5% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

St William's Primary School

Hillside Avenue Primary and Nursery School, Thorpe

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