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Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

South Norfolk, NR9 3GNPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Requires Improvement
Jan 2024
KS2 Results
27%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
1.0×
Not oversubscribed
56 1st-choice / 56 places
Ranking
#13,405
of 13,686 nationally

About Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School is a state-funded mixed primary in South Norfolk, and it’s a school that parents clearly want to get into. The school currently has 490 pupils on roll, well above its official capacity of 420, which suggests it’s been heavily oversubscribed for some time. For the 2025/26 intake, there were 106 total applications for just 56 places, with all 56 first-preference applicants receiving an offer — an oversubscription ratio of 1. 89. That level of demand is notable given the school’s most recent Ofsted rating. The proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals sits at 11. 5%, which is below the national average for primary schools (typically around 23-24%), indicating a relatively less deprived intake than many schools nationally.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterDoes not apply
AddressCoachmaker Way, Norwich, South Norfolk, NR9 3GN
HeadteacherLouise Mainwaring
Local AuthorityNorfolk
Number of Pupils490
Free School Meals (FSM)11.5%
School Capacity490 / 420 (117% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Jan 2024
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Overall Effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Good

Source: Ofsted, 20 Mar 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

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AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageHearingPhysicalLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

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Teaching hours

08:40 – 15:15

Source: hethersettwoodside.org.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.