Hillside is a well-established school with a good reputation. It has a nursery and so takes…read morechildren from 3 - 11 years old. Despite having over 500 pupils it does retain a friendly community feel. The school when it was originally built was never intended to house so many pupils and so does currently have some mobile classrooms. However, these are going to be phased out, as a new school in the area should ease the intake of pupils. The building itself is built round a quad with classrooms off it. There is one school hall, library and computer room. It is very old though and in need of a facelift. For instance it still has a toilet block outside which is finally going to be replaced with one attached to the school. Although inside the conditions are slightly cramped, outside it has two large playgrounds, and separate play areas for reception and nursery. It also has a lovely large tree-lined field. The school itself it set amongst a residential area but the trees and allotments to one-side give it quite a rural feel. Most of my involvement with the school has been with the nursery and I cannot speak too highly of this. The staff are brillliant and really prepare the children well for starting school as well as making each session really fun. Other staff in the school seem equally competent and inspiring, and from what I've observed the children seem very happy here.

Neatishead C of E Primary School is the school that I attended all those years ago (although back…read morethen it was called V.C Primary School). When I went there, there was a headteacher that was quite incompetent, and in the end resigned before she got fired. After that, we were put on special measures and got a super headteacher in to fix it up. He did a great job (although he was only temporary) and the quality rocketed. After that we got a much better headteacher and everything went smoothly. Now the school has yet another headteacher, who is fantastic and really cares about the children. It really is a tiny school- when I went, it had 84 pupils and I was one of 7 people in the whole year group. Now I think it has even less- about 67- which means that the pupils get lots of attention from the teachers and are more focused in class. The year groups range from Reception to year 6, then the pupils move on to high school. This school places great importance on learning about Norfolk and the history of Norfolk, and I remember going on great school trips such as a ride on Ra, the solar panelled boat on the broads and (well, they seemed exciting back then!) the fantastic ponddipping trips, not to mention all the sailing trips on the Norfolk broads.

For a little school in a little village, it achieves great things, both academically and in sport…read more If you are looking for a great example of what can be done when a community pulls together with an exemplary head teacher, look no further. This school is why we moved to the area. It turns out happy, balanced, well-educated children. Is there more to ask?

Occold Primary School has and continues to be a great school for my children. There are plenty of…read moreParents that speak very highly of the school and the way it is staffed/managed. In my opinion the school has met the needs of my individual children well and are always welcome to hear a parents point of view. They take note of individual needs and abilities and continue to progress my childrens learning.

A good friendly school with 2 large fields and 2 play grounds, one for the infants and one for the…read morejuniors. This school starts from reception leading up to year 6. This school is a Christian school, Mr Lord is a good head teacher and inspires every student.

This is a lovely little primary school serving the surrounding villages and the Army base at…read moreWattisham. Both my children attended this school and they loves it. All the staff were dedicated to the learning of the children. There was quite a turnover of kids due to the army families but this didn't make a difference to the school on a whole. There is a couple of play areas and a big adventure play park which the classes used to take in turn to use. I spent quite a lot of time in school helping out on the PC's teaching the children how to log on to the Internet. The classes were not over sized at the time my children were here there was approximately 20-25 children in a class. Overall this is an excellent school that I would recommend to anyone.