Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
Primary school in Norwich, Norfolk. Requires improvement (Jan 2024).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 24 January 2024, report published 20 March 2024, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Good |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2026
The last inspection was in January 2024. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2029 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 0.6 milesHethersett VC Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 0.7 milesLittle Melton Primary School
Outstanding (Feb 2024)
- 1.6 milesCringleford Prep
Not inspected yet
- 1.8 milesCringleford CE VA Primary School
Good (Jun 2024)
- 1.9 milesThe Bawburgh School
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Oct 2024)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.