Toftwood Infant School
School Lane, Toftwood, Dereham, NR19 1LS
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Joanna Pedlow
- Federation
- Toftwood Infant and Junior Schools Federation
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 270
- Pupils on roll
- 205
- URN
- 121206
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01362692612
About this school
Toftwood Infant School is a foundation primary school in Dereham. It teaches children aged 3 to 7 and has 205 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. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person 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
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Trends over time
How Toftwood Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.9% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 225 |
| 2023/24 | 217 |
| 2024/25 | 224 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Toftwood Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 64% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.9% | 12.5% | 205 | — |
| Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School | 59% | 4.3% | 18.2% | 321 | 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 12.5%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.86%
- Persistent absence
- 8.18%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Dereham Church of England Junior Academy0.8 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Grove House Infant and Nursery School0.9 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy1.2 miles
Primary · Dereham
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King's Park Infant School, Dereham1.4 miles
Primary · Dereham
Other 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
- Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School 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
Common questions
- What year groups does Toftwood Infant School teach?
- Toftwood Infant School teaches children aged 3 to 7. It is a primary school in Dereham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of Toftwood Infant School?
- The executive headteacher of Toftwood Infant School is Mrs Joanna Pedlow, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Toftwood Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Toftwood Infant 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 Toftwood Infant School?
- Toftwood Infant School has 205 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 7.
- Is Toftwood Infant School full?
- Toftwood Infant School has capacity for 270 pupils and 205 on roll (76%), 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 Toftwood Infant School a faith school?
- No. Toftwood Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Toftwood Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Toftwood Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Toftwood Infant School?
- Toftwood Infant 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.
- What is Toftwood Infant School's absence rate?
- Toftwood Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.9% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Toftwood Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Toftwood Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.