Schools in Dereham
All 18 schools in Dereham: 16 state primary schools and 2 state secondary schools, with Ofsted inspections, results and admissions dates.
Best primary schools in Dereham
Council admissions: Norfolk.
Primary schools (16) · Secondary schools (2)
Primary schools
16 schools.
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 18% met expected standard (KS2)
- Brisley CofE Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 58% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dereham CofE Infant and Nursery Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2015, before conversion)
- Dereham CofE Junior Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2018), confirmed 2024 · 54% met expected standard (KS2)
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School Community school · Ofsted: Good (2020), confirmed 2025 · 59% met expected standard (KS2)
- Foulsham Primary School Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 44% met expected standard (KS2)
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2013, before conversion), confirmed 2025
- Hockering CofE Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2024) · 67% met expected standard (KS2)
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Academy · Ofsted: Good (2014, before conversion), confirmed 2025
- Mattishall Primary School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2024) · 45% met expected standard (KS2)
- North Elmham CofE Primary Academy and Nursery Academy · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023, before conversion) · 33% met expected standard (KS2)
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 57% met expected standard (KS2)
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley Community school · Ofsted: Requires improvement (2023) · 28% met expected standard (KS2)
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School Voluntary controlled school · Ofsted: Good (2014), confirmed 2024 · 21% met expected standard (KS2)
- Toftwood Infant School Foundation school · Ofsted: Good (2023)
- Yaxham CofE Primary Academy Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023, before conversion) · 76% met expected standard (KS2)
Secondary schools
2 schools.
- Dereham Neatherd High School Academy · Ofsted: No overall grade (2025) · 48% grade 5+ English and maths
- Northgate High School Academy · Ofsted: Good (2023) · 42% grade 5+ English and maths
Page updated 26 September 2026.