The Wherry School

State-Funded School

the-wherry-school-norfolk-east-of-england

East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Norwich SouthConstituency

NR1 2GBPostcode

1.1

Academic Performance

Previous Ofsted

About the School

The Wherry School is a state-funded special for pupils aged 4–19, located in Norfolk, East of England.

Ofsted's most recent inspection is published as a report card rather than a single overall grade. It currently serves 134 pupils.

Ofsted Report Card

Inspected 14 Apr 2026 · published 10 Jun 2026

Current inspection

Safeguarding standards

Met

Evaluation areas

Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Expected standard
Leadership and governance
Expected standard

Previous Ofsted Rating

Subject Areas (previous framework)

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Outstanding

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Sixth formprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Well below average

Ranked against secondary schools in England · 2024-25

Attainment 8: 26.1
Grade 5+ in English & maths: 11.1%
EBacc average point score: 2.09

Ethnicity

White

90%

Asian

Mixed

Unclassified

Pupils

134

Total Pupils

70%Boys

30%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

31%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Special
Age range: 4 – 19
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 134
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
20 Jul 2022	Good	Good	Outstanding	Good	Good

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.