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Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy

Primary · Dereham · NR19 1ED

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At a glance

180 pupils · 100% of 180 capacity

School type
Academy converter
Age range
3–7
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Free school meals
25.2% of pupils
English as additional language
16.8% of pupils
SEN support
12% of pupils
EHC plan
5.4% of pupils
Nursery
Yes
Website
www.dereham.norfolk.sch.uk/
URN
149879

Admissions demand: Reception entry, September 2026

1.00 first-choice applications per place

50 places offered · 50 first-choice applications · roughly balanced

First-choice applications per place, by entry year

24/25
25/26
26/27

Applications and offers on national offer day, DfE. A ratio above 1.00 means more families named this school first choice than there were places.

Attendance (2025/26 autumn term)

Sessions missed (overall absence)
4.7%
England 6.5%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions (persistent absence)
13%
England 18.1%

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

Staffing

Pupils per qualified teacher
21.7
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£6,801
Typical primary school£6,960

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.

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