Hillside Primary School
Lords Lane, Bradwell, Great Yarmouth, NR31 8PA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Minter
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Great Yarmouth
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 212
- URN
- 120982
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01493661399
About this school
Hillside Primary School is a community primary school in Great Yarmouth. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 212 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Hillside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 32 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 44% | 57% | 43% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 84% | 67% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 58% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% | 71% | 53% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 105.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 102.0 | 101.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.60 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -2.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.70 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Hillside Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 44% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 57% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 43% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 213 |
| 2023/24 | 212 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Hillside Primary School compares
Hillside Primary School ranked 217th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 43% | 6% | 12.3% | 212 | — |
| Homefield VC CofE Primary School | 55% | 5.3% | 14.7% | 241 | 0.2 miles |
| Woodlands Primary Academy | 60% | 4.5% | 14.8% | 458 | 0.3 miles |
| Ormiston Herman Academy | 82% | 5.8% | 29.6% | 420 | 0.8 miles |
| Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy | 47% | 5.9% | 53.4% | 408 | 1.1 miles |
| Wroughton Infant Academy | — | 4.9% | 37% | 183 | 1.1 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.26%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 5.97%
- Persistent absence
- 12.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Homefield VC CofE Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Woodlands Primary Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Ormiston Herman Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
-
Wroughton Infant Academy1.1 miles
Primary · Great Yarmouth
Other schools in Great Yarmouth
Hillside Primary School ranks 22nd of the 28 ranked primary schools in Great Yarmouth.
- Caister Infant With Nursery School Primary
- Caister Junior School Primary
- Catfield CofE Primary Academy Primary
- Cobholm Primary Academy Primary
- Edward Worlledge Ormiston Academy Primary
- Filby Primary School Primary
- Fleggburgh CofE Primary School Primary
- Great Yarmouth Primary Academy and Nursery Primary
- Hemsby Primary School Primary
- Homefield VC CofE Primary School Primary
- Hopton Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Ludham Primary School and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Hillside Primary School teach?
- Hillside Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Great Yarmouth.
- Who is the headteacher of Hillside Primary School?
- The headteacher of Hillside Primary School is Mr Simon Minter, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Hillside Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Hillside Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at Hillside Primary School?
- Hillside Primary School has 212 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Hillside Primary School full?
- Hillside Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 212 on roll (101%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Hillside Primary School a faith school?
- No. Hillside Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Hillside Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Hillside Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does Hillside Primary School have?
- The schools register lists Hillside Primary School's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Hillside Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 44% in 2022/23 and 43% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Hillside Primary School compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Hillside Primary School ranked 217th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 14% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 40% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Hillside Primary School's absence rate?
- Hillside Primary School's overall absence rate is 6% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Hillside Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Hillside Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.