Voluntary controlled school · Norfolk

Hethersett VC Primary School

4–11Ages
304Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
121042URN

22 Queen's Road, Hethersett, Norwich, NR9 3DB · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Feb 2024 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

127 applications for 58 places · 49th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2019

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

58%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 27 February 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Norfolk median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

127 applications · 58 places offered · 55 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.7; Norfolk median median 1.7

More applications per place than the Norfolk median in 8 of 8 years.

This school
Norfolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	58	127	2.2	55	0.95
Sep 2025	58	128	2.2	58	1.00
Sep 2024	39	79	2.0	39	1.00
Sep 2023	57	105	1.8	55	0.96
Sep 2022	30	75	2.5	28	0.93
Sep 2021	28	78	2.8	14	0.50
Sep 2020	30	68	2.3	34	1.13
Sep 2019	24	65	2.7	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 81% · Writing 61% · Maths 87% → all three 58% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard58%117th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard81%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard61%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth3%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard19%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	58%	3%	107	105
2023/24	59%	2%	106	106
2022/23	57%	8%	106	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Hethersett VC Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Good2024

2.2applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
Hethersett Woodside Primary & Nursery School
0.9 km · Norfolk

Requires improvement2024

1.8applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
Little Melton Primary School
2.0 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2024

4.5applications per place 61%met the SATs standard
Cringleford Prep
3.4 km · Norfolk

Not yet inspected

2.2applications per place
Cringleford CE VA Primary School
3.6 km · Norfolk

Good2024

2.6applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
The Bawburgh School
3.7 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

3.8applications per place 86%met the SATs standard
Ashleigh Primary School and Nursery, Wymondham
4.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Outstanding2024

3.2applications per place 89%met the SATs standard
Chapel Break Infant School
5.0 km · Norfolk

Outstanding2023

2.5applications per place
Barford Primary School
5.1 km · Norfolk

2026

3.0applications per place 56%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 121042 · 926/3043
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 300 pupils · 304 on roll
Free school meals: 11.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: 22 Queen's Road, Hethersett, Norwich, NR9 3DB
Local authority: Norfolk · South Norfolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources