OFSTED
14 April 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Expected standard
Achievement
Expected standard
Attendance & behaviour
Expected standard
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Expected standard
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
7 June 2022
Graded inspection
Good
Published
20 July 2022
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Free schools special
Phase
Not applicable
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Norfolk
Trust
THE WHERRY SCHOOL TRUST
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
134
134 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
40
29.9% of pupils
Male pupils
94
70.1% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
5.8 pts
above England
School
30.6%
Norwich
25.0%
East of England
19.7%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.1 pts
below England
School
5.2%
Norwich
23.5%
East of England
16.4%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
1.0 pts
below England
School
0.0%
Norwich
2.6%
East of England
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
86.6%
116
Any other White background
3.7%
5
Any other Mixed background
3.0%
4
White and Asian
3.0%
4
Unclassified
2.2%
3
Any other Asian background
0.7%
1
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
100.0%
134 of
134 pupils
79.2 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
14.8 pts
below
England
6.0%
94.0 pts
above
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
26.1
13.1 pts
below England
Latest published: 0.45 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
11.69%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
5.48 pts
higher than
England
School
11.69%
Norwich
7.09%
East of England
6.17%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
27.50%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
11.68 pts
higher than
England
School
27.50%
Norwich
18.77%
East of England
15.39%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.33%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.53 pts
higher than
England
School
8.33%
Norwich
2.65%
East of England
1.83%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open not applicable schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
134.0%
54.2 pts
above England
The Wherry School
134.0%
Norwich
86.6%
East of England
78.7%
England
79.8%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.