Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School is currently in a state of improvement after a long period of stability issues in leadership. The new headteacher has initiated changes to enhance the quality of education, which is rated as requiring improvement. Despite challenges in some curriculum areas, the school performs well in behaviour and personal development, with pupils showing a sense of community and commitment to their learning. The recent focus on core subjects like reading and mathematics has led to positive engagement and skill development among students.

Strengths

• Pupils enjoy school and demonstrate positive relationships with staff and each other.
• Behaviour has improved significantly, contributing to a positive learning environment.
• There is a strong focus on reading, with pupils developing into confident readers.
• Early years provision is effective, providing a strong foundation for children's learning.
• Pupils engage in various extracurricular activities, enhancing their development.
• Pupils with SEND are well supported and have appropriate access to the curriculum.

Areas for Improvement

• The overall quality of education requires improvement in several curriculum areas.
• Curriculum gaps contribute to uneven pupil knowledge and understanding.
• Subject leaders need additional training to effectively monitor and improve their subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School attended 96.1% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.0% of pupils at Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School had 23.6 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 10.9% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 18.3% of pupils at Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 4.9% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School received £6,304 and spent £6,266 for each of its 475 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £178,000 (£375 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School is Requires Improvement, from an inspection in March 2024.

When was Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School last inspected by Ofsted?

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School was last inspected in March 2024.

How many pupils does Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School have?

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School has 508 pupils on roll.

What age range does Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School cover?

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 60% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School?

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School is at Coachmaker Way, Hethersett, Norwich, Norfolk, NR9 3GN.