Primary schools in Dereham

There are 16 primary schools in Dereham (Norfolk), teaching 2,470 pupils. Of the 13 with a score, 0 do better than similar schools elsewhere in England and 10 do worse.

Best in England Secondary schools in Dereham All schools in Dereham

Pupils from low-income families24%average across these schools

Doing better than similar schools0 of 13scored schools in the top two bands

Good or outstanding (old grades)82 requires improvement or inadequate

Full or nearly full1 of 16schools with 98% or more of places taken

Average class size23.2one-teacher classes, January census

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Primary schools (16)

Ranked by score, highest first. The likely range shows how sure we can be. If two schools' ranges overlap, don't read it as one beating the other. Click a column heading to sort, or hover a row to find it on the map.

#	School	Pupils	Low income	Ofsted	Score	Likely range
1	Yaxham Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	67	34%	Good 2023	54	23 to 81
2	Toftwood Infant SchoolFoundation · ages 3-7	205	9%	Good 2023	49	23 to 75
3	Hockering Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	30	33%	No overall grade 2024	38	9 to 81
4	Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary · ages 4-11	415	18%	Good 2024	34	20 to 54
5	Brisley Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy · ages 4-11	67	12%	Good 2023	30	11 to 63
6	Dereham Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy · ages 7-11	365	40%	Good 2024	29	18 to 46
7	Foulsham Primary School AcademyAcademy · ages 5-11	61	36%	No overall grade 2025	24	9 to 57
8	Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior SchoolCouncil · ages 7-11	321	20%	Good 2020	23	14 to 38
9	Mattishall Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 4-11	164	13%	Good 2024	20	9 to 41
10	Swanton Morley VC Primary SchoolChurch of England · ages 4-11	174	24%	Not inspected	16	6 to 39
11	Bawdeswell Community Primary SchoolAcademy · ages 5-11	85	22%	Good 2024	9	2 to 37
12	St Mary's Community Primary School, BeetleyCouncil · ages 4-11	156	17%	Requires improvement 2023	4	2 to 9
13	North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & NurseryAcademy · ages 2-11	60	28%	Requires improvement 2023	0	0 to 1
	Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy · ages 3-7	180	25%	Not inspected	–
	Grove House Infant and Nursery SchoolAcademy · ages 3-7	83	32%	Not inspected	–
	King's Park Infant School, DerehamAcademy · ages 4-7	37	19%	Not inspected	–

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About this list

Schools are listed by their School Chooser Score, highest first. Schools without a score (independent schools and those with too little published data) come after, in alphabetical order. The score compares each school with schools that have a similar mix of pupils, not just with each other, so a school with a lower score in a wealthier area may still have better exam results. How the score works.