Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School
38 Westfield Road, Dereham, NR19 1JB
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Executive Headteacher
- Joanna Pedlow
- Federation
- Toftwood Infant and Junior Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 321
- URN
- 120987
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01362694919
About this school
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School is a community primary school in Dereham. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 321 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
A short monitoring inspection followed on : inspectors found that standards have been maintained.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 81 | 92 | 83 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 56% | 58% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 0% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 74% | 77% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 68% | 71% | 71% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 70% | 63% | 71% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 58% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 345 |
| 2023/24 | 342 |
| 2024/25 | 329 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School compares
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School ranked 116th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 4.3% | 18.2% | 321 | — |
| Toftwood Infant School | — | 4.9% | 12.5% | 205 | 0.1 miles |
| Dereham Church of England Junior Academy | 54% | 4.5% | 37.7% | 365 | 0.8 miles |
| Grove House Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 35% | 83 | 0.9 miles |
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 5.6% | 34.5% | 180 | 1.2 miles |
| King's Park Infant School, Dereham | — | 5.7% | 38.3% | 37 | 1.4 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Ungraded inspection report21 May 2025
- 21 January 2020
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 18.24%
- English as an additional language
- 12.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.32%
- Persistent absence
- 5.93%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Toftwood Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
Grove House Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Dereham
-
King's Park Infant School, Dereham1.4 miles
Primary · Dereham
Other schools in Dereham
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School ranks 3rd of the 12 ranked primary schools in Dereham.
- Bawdeswell Community Primary School Primary
- Brisley Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy Primary
- Dereham Church of England Junior Academy Primary
- Foulsham Primary School Academy Primary
- Grove House Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Hockering Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham Primary
- Mattishall Primary School Primary
- North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery Primary
- Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School teach?
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Dereham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School?
- The executive headteacher of Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School is Joanna Pedlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School?
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School has 321 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School full?
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School has capacity for 360 pupils and 321 on roll (89%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School a faith school?
- No. Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School has no designated religious character.
- Does Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School?
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School is part of the Toftwood Infant and Junior Schools Federation federation. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 56% in 2022/23 and 59% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School rank locally?
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School ranked 116th of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 76% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School's absence rate?
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School's overall absence rate is 4.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.