Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy

State-Funded School

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East of EnglandRegion

NorfolkLocal Authority

Mid NorfolkConstituency

NR19 1EDPostcode

5.5

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 3–7, located in Norfolk, East of England.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 180 pupils. Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy is part of The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Rating last maintained

2015

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Outstanding

Early yearsprovision

Outstanding

Ethnicity

White

91%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Pupils

180

Total Pupils

44%Boys

56%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

23%

England average

27%

First language not English

17%

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 3 – 7
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 180
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)
MAT name: The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Inspection history

Ofsted has published one graded inspection for this school. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
16 Jun 2015	Outstanding	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.