Hunstanton Primary School

Type Primary / Foundation school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Unknown
Address Collingwood Road
Hunstanton
Norfolk
PE36 5DY
Phone 01485533373
Reference Number 121190

Hunstanton Primary School continues to perform well, maintaining its good status from the previous inspection. The school is described as welcoming and inclusive, with pupils expressing happiness and a strong sense of community. While there have been recent changes aimed at improving the school, some parents have noted concerns regarding stability in teacher assignments. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, fostering enthusiasm among pupils, particularly in reading, where effective phonics instruction has been highlighted as a key strength. However, some areas of the curriculum lack sufficient structure and monitoring, which could hinder overall pupil understanding and consistency in learning experiences.

General Makeup

Number of pupils 174
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 49.43%
Girls: 50.57%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 38.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 10.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 21.3
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 26.7

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 13 12 25
2 10 4 14
3 12 10 22
4 17 12 29
5 13 15 28
6 10 19 29

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 78.7%
White, Other 8%
Indian 3.4%
Unclassified 2.3%
Mixed, Other 1.7%
White & Black (Caribbean) 1.1%
White & Asian 0.6%
White & Black (African) 0.6%
Irish 0.6%
Asian, Other 0.6%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Report Date 02 Jul 2024
Date Report
02 Jul 2024 School inspection
27 Jun 2018 Full inspection:
19 Oct 2011 Full inspection:
06 Oct 2008 Full inspection:
11 Oct 2004 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Pupils enjoy their lessons and are happy at school.
  • The school's curriculum is broad, ambitious, and designed to meet pupils' needs.
  • Pupils benefit from effective phonics instruction leading to enthusiastic, fluent reading.
  • The school provides a wide array of extracurricular activities including sports and performing arts.
  • Pupils with SEND receive effective support tailored to their needs.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some subjects lack precise definitions and sufficient sequencing in the curriculum.
  • New subject leaders have not yet monitored learning effectively, leading to variable experiences.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 57%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 4%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 104
Maths 105

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading -1
Writing -2
Maths -3.2

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2025 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 5 1
Third Preference 3 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Glebe House School
2 Cromer Road, Hunstanton, PE36 6HW
0.69 miles
Heacham Infant and Nursery School
School Road, Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 7DQ
1.88 miles
Heacham Junior School
College Drive, Heacham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 7EJ
1.99 miles
Snettisham Primary School
School Road, Snettisham, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 7LT
3.83 miles
Ingoldisthorpe Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Shernborne Road, Ingoldisthorpe, King's Lynn, Norfolk, PE31 6PE
4.77 miles
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Smithdon High School
Downs Road, Hunstanton, Norfolk, PE36 5HY
0.25 miles
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