Primary schools in Dereham
16 primary schools in Dereham, sorted by latest Ofsted grade. Grades come from two inspection systems; each school page states which, and the guide explains the difference. A grade shown with a year, like "Good (2019)", is the last one Ofsted published for that school and sorts below current grades. We don't invent rankings.
Dereham in figures
For Reception places in September 2026, families named the 14 schools in Dereham first 307 times for 314 places: 0.98 first choices per place, against 1.00 across the Norfolk authority's 299 schools. 0 of the 14 had more first choices than places.
Totals for the schools listed on this page. Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE; last-offer distances as the council published them.
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School
- Brisley Church of England Primary Academy
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School
- Foulsham Primary School Academy
- Hockering Church of England Primary Academy
- Mattishall Primary School
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School
- Toftwood Infant School
- Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham
- Swanton Morley VC Primary School
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