Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery
Watton Road, Great Hockham, Thetford, IP24 1PB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lisa Hazard
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Sponsor
- Sapientia Education Trust
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 117
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 145209
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01953498302
About this school
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery is a primary academy in Thetford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 99 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Strong standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Strong standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 14 | 12 | 17 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 64% | 50% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 75% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 67% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 43% | 50% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 104.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | +2.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +3.40 | - | - |
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 Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery 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 | 64% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 50% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 65% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 3.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 113 |
| 2023/24 | 110 |
| 2024/25 | 109 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery compares
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery ranked 83rd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 65% | 4.4% | 14.1% | 99 | — |
| Thompson Primary School | 57% | 3.9% | 9.6% | 93 | 2.9 miles |
| Caston Church of England Primary Academy | — | 4.7% | 28.1% | 71 | 3.2 miles |
| Rocklands Community Primary School | 79% | 3.6% | 13.2% | 73 | 3.3 miles |
| East Harling Primary School and Nursery | 40% | 5.4% | 20.3% | 191 | 4.9 miles |
| Great Ellingham Primary School | 68% | 3.7% | 9.4% | 178 | 4.9 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 14.14%
- English as an additional language
- 2.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.41%
- Persistent absence
- 5.81%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Thompson Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Thetford
-
Caston Church of England Primary Academy3.2 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
Rocklands Community Primary School3.3 miles
Primary · Attleborough
-
East Harling Primary School and Nursery4.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Great Ellingham Primary School4.9 miles
Primary · Attleborough
Other schools in Thetford
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery ranks 5th of the 17 ranked primary 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
- Norwich Road Academy Primary
- Parker's Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Queensway Infant Academy Primary
- Queensway Junior Academy Primary
- Raleigh Infant Academy Primary
- Redcastle Family School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery teach?
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Thetford.
- Who is the headteacher of Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Lisa Hazard, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery, 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 Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery?
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery full?
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 117 pupils and 99 on roll (85%), so it has space against 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 Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- No. Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery has no designated religious character.
- Does Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- Is Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery part of an academy trust?
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery is part of SAPIENTIA EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 64% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Norfolk?
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery ranked 83rd of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 53% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 74% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 4.4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery'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 10 July 2026.