St. Clements Hill Primary Academy, Norwich
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Norwich, part of Broad Horizons Education Trust. It was rated Requires improvement at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in February 2023. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in June 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 79th-highest of the 102 schools in Norwich with published results, and 11,866th of 14,452 across England. It was 71% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Below England average
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement (2023)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- In line with England
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 81 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Norfolk (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 26 Oct 2026
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy in detail
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy in its own words
In its own words: ""We would like to welcome you to St Clements Hill Primary Academy, sponsored by Broad Horizons Education Trust. We offer a safe, vibrant and happy environment for your children."
The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care until 6:00pm, from £3.50 per session.
Vision and values (school website)Wraparound care (school website)
Source: The school's own website
Results
In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy reached the expected standard in reading and 65% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.
Getting a place at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy
For September 2026 entry, 25 families put St. Clements Hill Primary Academy as their first choice and 59 named it as one of their preferences, for 27 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St. Clements Hill Primary Academy are George White Junior School (0.5 miles, Good, 61% reading, 62% maths); Mousehold Infant & Nursery School (0.5 miles, Outstanding); Angel Road Junior School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement, 85% reading, 83% maths); and Angel Road Infant School (0.6 miles, Requires improvement).
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 2 schools.
George White Junior SchoolMousehold Infant & Nursery SchoolAngel Road Junior SchoolAngel Road Infant School
The trust
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is one of 18 schools run by Broad Horizons Education Trust, an academy trust.
Across the trust's primary schools, 54% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.
What parents say
59 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St. Clements Hill Primary Academy (as of September 2025): 78% would recommend the school, 90% say their child is happy there and 81% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (97%); the weakest, that the school supports their child's wider development (64%).
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 1.4 miles away in a straight line.
8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Wall Road (opposite), 70 metres away.
The area around the school
In August 2026, police recorded 326 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.
Suspensions and exclusions
In 2024/25, St. Clements Hill Primary Academy issued 10 suspensions, 3.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.
Secondary schools nearby
The secondary schools closest to St. Clements Hill Primary Academy are Sewell Park Academy (0.3 miles), Sprowston Community Academy (0.9 miles) and The Open Academy (0.9 miles).
Sewell Park AcademySprowston Community AcademyThe Open Academy
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE multi-academy trust performance data; Ofsted Parent View; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Location
Every family who put it first was offered a place for 2026 entry, so distance did not limit places that year.
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's June 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
The school creates a caring community where pupils are happy and enjoy learning. Teachers make lessons interesting and fun while providing excellent support when pupils struggle. The school is particularly strong at helping pupils with SEND succeed, alongside brilliant reading provision that gets most children reading fluently by the end of Year 2.
Key Strengths
- Strong phonics teaching with most pupils reading fluently by end of Year 2 -
- Exceptionally strong support for pupils with SEND, ensuring they are included in all activities -
- Effective behaviour management with consistent use of behaviour policy throughout school -
- Teachers receive excellent training and coaching, giving them strong subject knowledge -
- Well-designed curriculum with careful sequencing of important knowledge
Areas for Improvement
- Pupils lack opportunities to contribute to the wider local community and do not know enough about community needs in their area
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective with pupils having a trusted adult they can go to if worried.
Extracurricular Activities
Sign language learning, curriculum visits, visitors, clubs, team captain roles in assemblies, garden tending, feeding school chickens, sports activities, arts activities, life skills activities, outdoor learning experiences
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is a good school where pupils are happy and learning well. The school has successfully addressed areas for improvement from the previous inspection and continues to raise standards.
At a Glance
18.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
59 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
2024/25 academic year
Class Sizes
29.0
Avg class size
30.0
Infant (KS1)
28.0
KS2
2
Total classes
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is in Norfolk; for families living there:
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Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 29
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 7
- Children hurt
- 1
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 22 slight.
1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot.
6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.
The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight counts use the Department for Transport's severity adjustment, which allows for changes in how police forces record injuries; they are estimates, rounded to whole numbers. Distances are in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
71%
Available places
299 pupils
420 places
121 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Area Demand Pressure - Norwich
Based on MHCLG Live Table 122 (2024-25, last 5 years) for Norwich
Across Norfolk council
Places available
9,547
Applications
7,482
Got 1st preference
94.4%
Got preferred school
98.7%
All primary applications across Norfolk council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Inspection History(2)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
33
SEN Support
13
EHC Plans
15.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
298
Total Pupils
141
Boys
157
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
16
Teachers
18.6:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£52,244
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£5,142
Per pupil
£1698k
Total funding
£77k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
4.5%
Overall absence
11.1%
Persistent absence
270
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy
Questions parents ask about St. Clements Hill Primary Academy
What are SATs results like at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
Of the pupils at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 65% reached the expected standard in reading and 65% did so in maths.
What is St. Clements Hill Primary Academy's Ofsted rating?
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy's most recent Ofsted inspection, in June 2025, was ungraded, so it gave no overall grade. At its last graded inspection, in February 2023, it was rated Requires Improvement.
What is the catchment area for St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
No fixed boundary. When St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is oversubscribed, Norfolk allocates places by its published criteria, usually ending with home-to-school distance.
Is it hard to get a place at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy was not full in 2025: it ran at 71% of its 420 places.
How big are the classes at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
Classes at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy average 29 pupils (2025/26).
How many pupils go to St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy has around 298 pupils on roll. 19% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
4.5% of sessions were missed at St. Clements Hill Primary Academy in 2024/25. 11.1% of pupils were persistently absent (missing 10% or more of sessions).
How do I apply to St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
Apply through Norfolk's coordinated admissions process, naming St. Clements Hill Primary Academy on your application. Applications for Reception places starting in September 2027 close on Friday 15 January 2027, and offers are made on Friday 16 April 2027.
How many road collisions happen near St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 29 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 7 serious and 22 slight. 1 child aged 0 to 15 was hurt: 1 on foot. 6 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Norfolk is 4 (the median across 462 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St. Clements Hill Primary Academy?
St. Clements Hill Primary Academy is at 50 Le Safferne Gardens, Norwich, NR3 4AR.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)