Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School

Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School at a glance

Located in Dereham, Norfolk, Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a community school. The school educates roughly 329 pupils aged 7 to 11. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Good' at its most recent inspection. 59% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, broadly in line with the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 1.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 105 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 2% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Overall pupil absence was 4.8%. There are about 23.2 pupils per teacher. When comparing schools, it is still worth visiting in person to see whether the atmosphere and approach suit your child. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.