# Dereham Church of England Junior Academy

Dereham Church of England Junior Academy is a primary school in Breckland, for pupils aged 7 to 11.

It had 365 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E142395. [Breckland](https://openindex.co.uk/breckland)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Academy sponsor led
- Ages: 7 to 11
- Pupils: 365
- Council: Breckland
- URN: 142395

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, June 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 20 June 2024
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 54% of pupils at Dereham Church of England Junior Academy met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 56% in Norfolk and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Norfolk | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 54% | 56% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 103 | 103 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [Grove House Infant and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grove-house-infant-and-nursery-school-e144314): 300 m. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025
- [Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dereham-church-of-england-infant-and-nursery-academy-e149879): 730 m. Primary. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [King's Park Infant School, Dereham](https://openindex.co.uk/school/kings-park-infant-school-dereham-e144313): 1.2 km. Primary. Standards maintained, March 2025
- [Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/scarning-voluntary-controlled-primary-school-e121067): 1.3 km. Primary. School remains Good, February 2024. 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dereham-toftwood-community-junior-school-e120987): 1.3 km. Primary. Standards maintained, May 2025. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Toftwood Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/toftwood-infant-school-e121206): 1.3 km. Primary. Good (overall), November 2023

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/142395)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/142395)

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