Compare Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School and Hilgay Riverside Academy and Nelson Academy
Comparison of primary schools: Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School (Primary) in Downham Market; Hilgay Riverside Academy (Primary) in Downham Market; Nelson Academy (Primary) in Downham Market — covering Ofsted outcomes, size, FSM%, governance, capacity & more.
At a glance
This page compares Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School, Hilgay Riverside Academy and Nelson Academy. They are primary phase and community school, academy converter and academy sponsor led type located around Downham Market, Norfolk. The strongest headline Ofsted judgement here is 2 (Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School), published Sep 2013. The most recent inspection on record is for Hilgay Riverside Academy (Jul 2022). average roll around ≈ 300, combined total ≈ 900, typical FSM 25–30%, range 15–20%–30–35%; spread across trusts such as The Diocese of Ely Multi-academy Trust and Eastern Multi-Academy Trust.
| Attribute |
Downham Market, Hillcrest Primary School
PE38 9ND
|
Hilgay Riverside Academy
PE38 0JL
|
Nelson Academy
PE38 9PF
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Phase / Type | Primary • Community school | Primary • Academy converter | Primary • Academy sponsor led |
| Location |
Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9ND |
Downham Market Norfolk PE38 0JL |
Downham Market Norfolk PE38 9PF |
| Latest Ofsted | 2 30 Sep 2013 | 2 6 Jul 2022 | 2 12 Jan 2017 |
| Ofsted report | — | — | — |
| Pupils (roll) | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 50 🔒 Unlock exact pupils | ≈ 400 🔒 Unlock exact pupils |
| FSM % | 15–20% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % | 30–35% 🔒 Unlock exact FSM % |
| Capacity | 540 | 98 | 378 |
| Capacity utilisation | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Under capacity 🔒 View exact % | Over capacity 🔒 View exact % |
| Age range | — | — | — |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | Mixed |
| Admissions policy | Not applicable | Not applicable | Not applicable |
| Trust / Local authority | Norfolk (926) | The Diocese of Ely Multi-academy Trust | Eastern Multi-Academy Trust |
| Website | www.hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk | hilgayriverside.demat.org.uk | www.nelsonacademy.co.uk |
| Telephone | 01366388191 | 01366387685 | 01366383824 |
| SEN provision | None reported | None reported | None reported |
| Profile | View profile | View profile | View profile |
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Community school
- Location
- Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 9ND - Ofsted
- 2 30 Sep 2013
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 15–20% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Norfolk (926)
- Website
- www.hillcrest.norfolk.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01366388191
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy converter
- Location
- Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 0JL - Ofsted
- 2 6 Jul 2022
- Pupils
- ≈ 50 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- The Diocese of Ely Multi-academy Trust
- Website
- hilgayriverside.demat.org.uk
- Telephone
- 01366387685
- Phase / Type
- Primary • Academy sponsor led
- Location
- Downham Market
Norfolk
PE38 9PF - Ofsted
- 2 12 Jan 2017
- Pupils
- ≈ 400 🔒 Exact value
- FSM %
- 30–35% 🔒 Exact %
- Trust / LA
- Eastern Multi-Academy Trust
- Website
- www.nelsonacademy.co.uk
- Telephone
- 01366383824
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