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The Wherry School

Special / other · Norwich · NR1 2GB

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Expected standard

Report-card inspection (current system, from November 2025)

The headline grade shown is the Achievement area of the school's report card.

Safeguarding: MetCurriculum & teaching: Expected standardAchievement: Expected standardAttendance & behaviour: Expected standardPersonal development: Expected standardInclusion: Expected standardLeadership & governance: Expected standardEarly years: Not applicablePost-16: Expected standard

Inspected 14 April 2026 · report published 10 June 2026

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At a glance

134 pupils · 100% of 100 capacity

School type
Free schools special
Age range
4–19
Gender
Mixed
Free school meals
30.8% of pupils
English as additional language
5.4% of pupils
SEN support
0% of pupils
EHC plan
100% of pupils
Sixth form
Yes
Website
www.thewherryschool.co.uk
URN
144769

Key stage 2 results (2024/2025)

9 pupils at the end of key stage 2 in 2024/2025

Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths
0%
England 62%
Reaching the higher standard
0%
England 8%
Average scaled score (reading)
94
England 106
Average scaled score (maths)
86
England 105

GCSE results (2024/2025)

18 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in 2024/2025

Attainment 8 score
26.1
England 46.1
Grade 4 or above in English & maths GCSEs
33.3%
England 64.8%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
11.1%
England 45.4%
EBacc average point score
2.1
England 4.1

Progress 8 is suspended nationally for 2024/25 and 2025/26. These cohorts sat no key stage 2 tests (COVID), so there is no baseline to measure progress from.

Source: DfE performance tables 2024/2025. “Suppressed” means the DfE withholds figures for very small cohorts.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
11.3%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
28.3%
England 18.1%

Autumn-term absence, DfE pupil absence data. Lower is better.

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
5.1
England 18.5

Full-time-equivalent, 2025/26.

Teacher retention (2024/25)

100% of teachers stayed at the school the following year

School Workforce Census, DfE. The ratio counts full-time-equivalent qualified teachers; retention follows teachers in post one November to the next. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Spending per pupil

This school£31,123
Typical special / other school£29,008

Total expenditure ÷ pupils, academy finance return (DfE Schools Financial Benchmarking, latest year). Higher spending is not a measure of quality. It often reflects greater pupil need or a smaller school. Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where pupils go after GCSEs

In sustained education, work or training
93%
Continuing in education
93%
Apprenticeship
0%
Employment
0%

Destinations measured the year after leaving, latest DfE destination measures release.

Inspection history since 2015

Ofsted management information. Ungraded and monitoring visits do not award a new grade. How the two inspection systems work.

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