Queen's Hill Primary School

Queen’s Hill Primary School continues to maintain its good standards following its first ungraded inspection since 2017. The school fosters a supportive environment where pupils feel safe and are encouraged to perform well academically and personally. With high expectations set for all, pupils not only achieve good academic results but also develop important life skills, curiosity, and empathy. The curriculum is designed to engage students effectively and is inclusive of special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), ensuring all pupils have access to quality education. However, there are concerns regarding the consistency of lesson planning across some subjects. In certain areas, lessons do not align with the intended curriculum, which hinders students' learning of crucial content and their ability to recall important knowledge. Despite this, the school's effective safeguarding measures and the strong emphasis on reading and personal development are notable strengths.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and enjoy attending school.
• Teachers create interesting lessons that motivate pupils.
• The curriculum is well-constructed to support skill development.
• Leaders prioritize the teaching of reading with a strong phonics programme.
• Pupils with SEND receive timely support and achieve well.
• Pupils behave well and show respect for one another.
• The school provides a harmonious environment that values diversity.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, lesson planning does not match the intended curriculum.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Queen's Hill Primary School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.8% of pupils at Queen's Hill Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Queen's Hill Primary School had 19.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.5% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.3% of pupils at Queen's Hill Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Queen's Hill Primary School received £6,488 and spent £6,199 for each of its 606 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £512,000 (£846 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Queen's Hill Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Queen's Hill Primary School is Good, from an inspection in May 2023.

When was Queen's Hill Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Queen's Hill Primary School was last inspected in May 2023.

How many pupils does Queen's Hill Primary School have?

Queen's Hill Primary School has 606 pupils on roll.

What age range does Queen's Hill Primary School cover?

Queen's Hill Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Queen's Hill Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Queen's Hill Primary School?

Queen's Hill Primary School is at Kestrel Avenue, Queen's Hills, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5FT.