The Wherry School
280 Hall Road, Norwich, NR1 2GB
- Phase
- Free Schools
- School type
- Free schools special
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- THE WHERRY SCHOOL TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Rachel Quick
- SEN provision
- ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 100
- Pupils on roll
- 134
- URN
- 144769
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603629440
About this school
The Wherry School is a special academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 19 and has 134 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Post-16 provision
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 6 | 7 | 9 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 33% | 29% | 11% |
| Expected standard in maths | 17% | 14% | 0% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 17% | 0% | 0% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 99.0 | 96.0 | 94.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 95.0 | 89.0 | 86.0 |
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 |
| Attainment 8 score | 14.9 | 42.7 | 26.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -1.70 -2.44 to -0.95 | +0.45 -0.35 to +1.25 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 35.7% | 11.1% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 27% | 50% | 33.3% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 1.1 | 3.4 | 2.1 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How The Wherry School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 0% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 0% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 0% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.9 | 38.8 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 42.7 | 39.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 26.1 | 38.6 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 12.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 12.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 11.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 110 |
| 2023/24 | 117 |
| 2024/25 | 130 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report14 April 2026
- 7 June 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 30.77%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 11.69%
- Persistent absence
- 27.5%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Harford Manor School, Norwich0.3 miles
Special schools · Norwich
-
Visiting Teacher Service Central0.3 miles
Other types · Norwich
-
Norwich Steiner School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Norwich
-
Town Close Co-Educational Preparatory School0.5 miles
Independent schools · Norwich
-
Norwich High School for Girls GDST0.8 miles
Independent schools
Other schools in Norwich
- Acorn Park School Special schools
- All Saints School Special schools
- Aurora Eccles School Special schools
- Aurora White House School Special schools
- Banks House School Special schools
- Eaton Hall Specialist Academy Academies
- Future Education Special schools
- Hall School Special schools
- Harford Manor School, Norwich Special schools
- Red Balloon Educational Trust-Norfolk Special schools
- The Clare School Special schools
- The Lighthouse Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does The Wherry School teach?
- The Wherry School teaches children aged 4 to 19. It is a special school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of The Wherry School?
- The headteacher of The Wherry School is Miss Rachel Quick, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was The Wherry School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected The Wherry School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is The Wherry School?
- The Wherry School has 134 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 19.
- Is The Wherry School full?
- The Wherry School has capacity for 100 pupils and 134 on roll (134%), so it is at or above its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is The Wherry School a faith school?
- No. The Wherry School has no designated religious character.
- Who runs The Wherry School?
- The Wherry School is part of THE WHERRY SCHOOL TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does The Wherry School have?
- The schools register lists The Wherry School's special educational needs provision as: ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have The Wherry School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 0% in 2022/23 and 0% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is The Wherry School's absence rate?
- The Wherry School's overall absence rate is 11.7% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are The Wherry School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, The Wherry School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.