Hethersett, Woodside Primary & Nursery School

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

South NorfolkConstituency

NR9 3GNPostcode

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Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Hethersett, Woodside Primary & Nursery School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Requires improvement by Ofsted. It currently serves 508 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2024

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Requires improvement

Quality ofeducation

Requires improvement

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 27%
Higher standard: 0%
Reading score: 103
Maths score: 103

Ethnicity

White

75%

Asian

11%

Black

Mixed

Chinese

Any other group

<1%

Unclassified

Pupils

508

Total Pupils

50%Boys

50%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

11%

England average

27%

First language not English

22%

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Least deprived
Total pupils: 508
IDACI quintile: 1 (Most deprived)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Mar 2024	Requires improvement	Requires improvement	Good	Good	Requires improvement
14 Mar 2007	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Outstanding

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.