# Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School

Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School is a primary school in South Norfolk, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 508 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E120918. [South Norfolk](https://openindex.co.uk/south-norfolk)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Community school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 508
- Council: South Norfolk
- URN: 120918

## Latest Ofsted outcome

Requires improvement (overall), January 2024
- Inspection: Graded inspection, 24 January 2024
- Overall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Quality of education: Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes: Good
- Personal development: Good
- Leadership and management: Requires improvement
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 60% of pupils at Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
2% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 60% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104 | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Hethersett Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hethersett-academy-e140188): 870 m. Secondary. School remains Outstanding, September 2022. Attainment 8 of 55.5 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Hethersett VC Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hethersett-vc-primary-school-e121042): 890 m. Primary. Good (overall), February 2024. 58% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Little Melton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/little-melton-primary-school-e120827): 1.2 km. Primary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/120918)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/120918)

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