All-through
The Wherry School
280 Hall Road, Norwich, NR1 2GB
Key facts
- Phase
- All-through
- Type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 134 of 100 places
- Pupils per teacher
- 3.9
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Trust
- THE WHERRY SCHOOL TRUST
Staffing23/24
- Teachers (FTE)
- 29.7
- All staff (FTE)
- 60.0
- Pupils per adult
- 1.9
- Pupils
- 117
Staff are counted as full-time equivalents in the November school workforce census, so the pupil figure here is that census’s own and will differ a little from the roll above, which is counted in January.
Ofsted
Last inspected April 2026
- AchievementExpected standard
- Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
- Curriculum and teachingExpected standard
- InclusionExpected standard
- Leadership and governanceExpected standard
- Sixth formExpected standard
- Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)Earlier inspections1
June 2022
Previous framework
Good
Safeguarding: met
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentOutstanding
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
GCSE results
11%
26.1
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Average maths score | 86 |
| Average reading score | 94 |
| Reading, writing and maths | 0% |
| Working at a higher standard | 0% |
| Attainment 8 | 26.1 |
| EBacc average point score | 2.09 |
| Entered the EBacc | 0% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 33% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 11% |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 0% |
| 24/25 | 0% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 20% |
| 22/23 | 0% |
| 23/24 | 36% |
| 24/25 | 11% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 99.0 |
| 23/24 | 96.0 |
| 24/25 | 94.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -1.97 |
| 22/23 | -1.70 |
| 23/24 | +0.45 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 22/23 | 95.0 |
| 23/24 | 89.0 |
| 24/25 | 86.0 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 16.0 |
| 22/23 | 14.9 |
| 23/24 | 42.7 |
| 24/25 | 26.1 |
280 Hall Road, Norwich, NR1 2GB
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 15 January, the year before starting.
Norfolk admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Headteacher
- Rachel Quick
- Address
- 280 Hall Road, Norwich, NR1 2GB
- Telephone
- 01603629440