St. Clements Hill Primary Academy
50 Le Safferne Gardens, Norwich, NR3 4AR
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Free schools
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jessica Gardner
- Sponsor
- Broad Horizons Education Trust
- Constituency
- Norwich North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 298
- URN
- 145914
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603984737
About this school
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 298 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school 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 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
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 26 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 65% |
| Expected standard in maths | 65% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 69% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103.0 |
Trends over time
How St. Clements Hill Primary Academy has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 202 |
| 2023/24 | 246 |
| 2024/25 | 304 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St. Clements Hill Primary Academy compares
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy ranked 205th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% 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 | 46% | 4.5% | 16.8% | 298 | — |
| George White Junior School | 50% | 5.2% | 37.2% | 218 | 0.5 miles |
| Mousehold Infant & Nursery School | — | 5.7% | 20.6% | 224 | 0.5 miles |
| Angel Road Junior School | 68% | 4.5% | 34.6% | 192 | 0.6 miles |
| Angel Road Infant School | — | 6.1% | 26.2% | 155 | 0.6 miles |
| Magdalen Gates Primary School | 62% | 6.2% | 26.3% | 194 | 0.7 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)
- 16.78%
- English as an additional language
- 23.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.47%
- Persistent absence
- 11.11%
Location
Nearby schools
-
George White Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Mousehold Infant & Nursery School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Angel Road Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Angel Road Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Magdalen Gates Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy ranks 87th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St. Clements Hill Primary Academy teach?
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
- The headteacher of St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is Mrs Jessica Gardner, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was St. Clements Hill Primary Academy last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St. Clements Hill Primary Academy, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy has 298 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St. Clements Hill Primary Academy full?
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy has capacity for 420 pupils and 298 on roll (71%), 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 St. Clements Hill Primary Academy a faith school?
- No. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy has no designated religious character.
- Does St. Clements Hill Primary Academy have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St. Clements Hill Primary Academy as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is part of BROAD HORIZONS EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How does St. Clements Hill Primary Academy rank locally?
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy ranked 205th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 17% 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 St. Clements Hill Primary Academy's absence rate?
- St. Clements Hill Primary Academy's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St. Clements Hill Primary Academy's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St. Clements Hill Primary 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 10 July 2026.