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EnglandEast of EnglandKing's Lynn and West NorfolkPE38 9NDDownham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
Primary

Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School

Primary

King's Lynn and West Norfolk · Downham Market · PE38 9ND www.hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk/

Pupils
411
cap. 420
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
71%
RWM expected · 2024/25
8%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
10%
EAL · 2024/25
11%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityNorfolk
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School · Primary · Norfolk

Finance£6958 spend / pupil£6978 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
71%
+7pp
77%67%57%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 71%
RWM higher standard
8%
+1pp
15%11%6%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 8%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
83%
Reading higher standard
36%
Writing expected standard
75%
Writing higher standard
8%
Maths expected standard
86%
Maths higher standard
34%
Science expected standard
88%
SPAG expected standard
83%
LA AVG 65.89%
SPAG higher standard
37%
LA AVG 20.8%
Reading scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 104.53
Maths scaled score
107.0
LA AVG 103.19
GPS scaled score
108.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
10%
FSM eligible
21%
SEN
11%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
11%

Contact

Address
Hillcrest, Bexwell Road, Downham Market, PE38 9ND
Local authority
Norfolk
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2571%8%83%36%75%8%86%34%88%83%107.0107.0108.011%411
2023/2464%7%79%23%71%12%79%25%79%76%105.0105.0106.012%440
2022/2359%6%75%20%69%6%72%24%72%78%104.0104.0105.0-1.40-1.50-0.3011%465
2018/1977%12%80%27%83%28%88%37%88%90%104.0106.0107.0-0.20+1.30+1.409%499
2017/1857%15%68%21%79%28%75%25%89%83%103.0103.0106.0-1.80+0.60-0.9010%494
2016/1773%12%78%32%83%27%85%31%86%88%106.0106.0109.0-0.10+0.60+0.7010%467

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2541121.511%10%21%5%11%
2023/2444019.112%10%22%6%15%
2022/2346518.811%8%23%5%13%
2021/2248522.810%8%23%8%23%
2020/2150922.18%8%24%
2018/1949922.29%8%15%4%8%
2017/1849422.510%6%17%4%9%
2016/1746721.010%6%16%4%7%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.