Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Norwich, Norfolk
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 24 January 2024.
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Catchment area for Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
- The council’s catchment or priority area for this school, on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier exam results, 2022/23 to 2023/24
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices and rents, broadband and transport around the school
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Key facts
- Address
- Coachmaker Way, Hethersett, Norwich, NR9 3GN
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 508 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 10.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 23.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 24 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils live out the school values of ‘respect, resilience and responsibility’.”
- “They enjoy coming to school and know staff care about them.”
- “Pupils are supported both socially and emotionally.”
To improve
- “The school knows there remains work to do to develop the curriculum in other subjects.”
- “While there is a curriculum in place, this is not always taught as effectively as the core subjects.”
- “The knowledge pupils need to learn is not explained clearly, and the checks made to find out what pupils know are not carried out as well.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 21 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 60% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 49 first-preference applications, 53 offers in total, 49 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Hethersett VC Primary School 0.6 mi Good
- Little Melton Primary School 0.7 mi Outstanding
- Cringleford Prep 1.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cringleford CE VA Primary School 1.8 mi Good
- The Bawburgh School 1.9 mi Not judged
- Chapel Break Infant School 2.6 mi Outstanding
- St Michael's VA Junior School 2.6 mi School remains Good
- West Earlham Infant and Nursery School 2.8 mi Standards maintained