Diamond Academy
Hillary Road, Thetford, IP24 3DP
This school is closed (it closed in December 2022).
It was replaced by Queensway Junior Academy. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Headteacher
- Mr Steven Vincent
- Constituency
- South West Norfolk
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 271
- Pupils on roll
- 206
- URN
- 145027
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Diamond Academy was a primary academy in Thetford. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 206 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Diamond Academy has not been inspected by Ofsted yet. It opened in its current form in August 2017, and new or converted schools usually wait a few years for their first inspection.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 53 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 19% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 40% |
| Expected standard in maths | 30% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 42% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 97.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 |
| Reading progress | -5.80 |
| Writing progress | -5.80 |
| Maths progress | -6.60 |
How Diamond Academy compares
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | — | — | 206 | — |
| Queensway Junior Academy | 51% | 6.2% | 51.7% | 141 | 0.0 miles |
| Queensway Infant Academy | — | 8.3% | 52% | 101 | 0.1 miles |
| Redcastle Family School | 70% | 5.3% | 40.5% | 277 | 0.4 miles |
| Norwich Road Academy | 58% | 6.1% | 30.7% | 317 | 0.7 miles |
| The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy | 27% | 7.8% | 61.7% | 330 | 0.8 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.
Location
Nearby schools
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Queensway Junior Academy0.0 miles
Primary · Thetford
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Queensway Infant Academy0.1 miles
Primary · Thetford
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Redcastle Family School0.4 miles
Primary · Thetford
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Norwich Road Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Thetford
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The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Thetford
Other schools in Thetford
- Admirals Academy Primary
- Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- Drake Primary School Primary
- Duchy of Lancaster Methwold CofE Primary School Primary
- Edmund de Moundeford VC Primary School, Feltwell Primary
- Elveden Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Norwich Road Academy Primary
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Queensway Infant Academy Primary
- Queensway Junior Academy Primary
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Diamond Academy teach?
- Diamond Academy taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Thetford.
- Has Diamond Academy been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Diamond Academy under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is Diamond Academy?
- Diamond Academy had 206 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- What are Diamond Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Diamond Academy'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 31 December 2022.