Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School is a primary school located in Dereham. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness requires improvement. The school inspection was carried out on 21/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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38 Westfield Road, Dereham

School Information

Address: 38 Westfield Road, Dereham, NR19 1JB
Website: https://www.toftwood.norfolk.co.uk
Telephone: 01362694919
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Joanna Pedlow
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120987

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 21/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 360
Number of Pupils: 358
Number of Boys: 176
Number of Girls: 182

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 4.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -0.6 Confidence interval -1.9 to 0.6
Writing
Average: -0.5 Confidence interval -1.7 to 0.7
Maths
Below Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -2.9 to -0.7

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:56%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:11%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:104
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School
38 Westfield Road , NR19 1JB
2out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Toftwood Infant School
School Lane , Toftwood NR19 1LS
4out of 4 153 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy
Gilpin's Ride , Littlefield's NR19 1BJ
3out of 4 1,408 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Grove House Infant and Nursery School
Gilpins Ride , Littlefields NR19 1BJ
3out of 4 1,527 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Dereham Church of England Infant & Nursery School
St Withburga Lane , NR19 1ED
3out of 4 2,076 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Dereham Neatherd High School
Norwich Road , NR20 3AX
3out of 4 2,103 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Northgate High School
Cemetery Road , NR19 2EU
3out of 4 2,900 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fred Nicholson School
Westfield Road , Toftwood NR19 1JB
3out of 4 208 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.