King's Park Infant School, Dereham
Kings Park, Dereham, NR19 2AG
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Executive Headteacher
- Mrs Rachel Creed
- Sponsor
- Unity Education Trust
- SEN provision
- MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 90
- Pupils on roll
- 37
- URN
- 144313
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01362694077
About this school
King's Park Infant School, Dereham is a primary academy in Dereham. It teaches children aged 4 to 7 and has 37 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected King's Park Infant School, Dereham, and its latest judgement is set out 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
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 11 March 2025, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Trends over time
How King's Park Infant School, Dereham 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 | 5.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.7% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 56 |
| 2023/24 | 53 |
| 2024/25 | 47 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How King's Park Infant School, Dereham compares
Its absence rate was lower than 45% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 5.7% | 38.3% | 37 | — |
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy | — | 5.6% | 34.5% | 180 | 0.3 miles |
| Grove House Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.3% | 35% | 83 | 0.6 miles |
| Dereham Church of England Junior Academy | 54% | 4.5% | 37.7% | 365 | 0.7 miles |
| Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School | 57% | 4.8% | 20.8% | 415 | 1.1 miles |
| Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School | 59% | 4.3% | 18.2% | 321 | 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)
- 38.3%
- English as an additional language
- 10.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.66%
- Persistent absence
- 13.89%
Location
Nearby schools
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Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy0.3 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Grove House Infant and Nursery School0.6 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Dereham Church of England Junior Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Dereham
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Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School1.4 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
- 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 ages does King's Park Infant School, Dereham teach?
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham teaches children aged 4 to 7. It is a primary school in Dereham.
- Who is the executive headteacher of King's Park Infant School, Dereham?
- The executive headteacher of King's Park Infant School, Dereham is Mrs Rachel Creed, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has King's Park Infant School, Dereham been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected King's Park Infant School, Dereham, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at King's Park Infant School, Dereham?
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham has 37 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 7.
- Is King's Park Infant School, Dereham full?
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham has capacity for 90 pupils and 37 on roll (41%), 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 King's Park Infant School, Dereham a faith school?
- No. King's Park Infant School, Dereham has no designated religious character.
- Does King's Park Infant School, Dereham have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records King's Park Infant School, Dereham as having no nursery classes.
- Is King's Park Infant School, Dereham part of an academy trust?
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham is part of UNITY EDUCATION TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does King's Park Infant School, Dereham have?
- The schools register lists King's Park Infant School, Dereham's special educational needs provision as: MLD - Moderate Learning Difficulty. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is King's Park Infant School, Dereham's absence rate?
- King's Park Infant School, Dereham's overall absence rate is 5.7% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does King's Park Infant School, Dereham publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for King's Park Infant School, Dereham. 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 2 July 2026.