Academy sponsor led · Primary
Dereham · NR20 3AA · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
1.8 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 149744
Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy
Academy converter · Dereham · NR19 1RU
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 4–11
Pupils
67
Local authority
Norfolk
Age range
Ages 4–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 4–11, in Dereham, Norfolk, 67 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 34.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Norwich.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149744
Location
- Address
- Norwich Road, Yaxham
- Postcode
- NR19 1RU
- Town
- Dereham
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Breckland
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Urban/rural
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 67
- Boys / girls
- 30 / 37
- School capacity
- 104
- Capacity fill
- 67 / 104 (64%)
- Free school meals
- 34.3%
- FSM pupils
- 23
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Norwich
- Governance
- Academy trust: THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Academy trust
- THE DIOCESE OF NORWICH EDUCATION AND ACADEMIES TRUST
- Sponsor
- The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Jennie Muller
- Telephone
- 01362692033
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
Good
Inspection date
2023-01-10
- Overall effectiveness
- Good
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding effective
- Yes
Performance
Official school-level results from DfE school and college performance tables. Figures are not rankings — suppressed or unavailable values are omitted.
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
- Expected standard (RWM)
- 57%
- Higher standard (RWM)
- 7%
- Avg scaled score — reading
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — maths
- 105.0
- Avg scaled score — GPS
- 98.0