Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School
Community primary school in Dereham (Norfolk).
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
In our Federation, we now have six values we have chosen to underpin the work and ethos of our whole community. These values are all ones that will be important throughout our lives and will help make us not only successful learners, but successful members of the wider community. Kindness kindness is essential to ensure everyone feels cared for and supported.
One of our Golden Rules is Do be kind and helpful so these work together well. Kindness is taught in terms of kind words (written and spoken) and kind actions. Empathy in a world where everyone can be busy and focused on their own lives, we teach the children the importance of understanding other peoples point of view and the difficulties and struggles they may be facing.
Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another. This is not always easy, but by taking time to listen to others and trying to support them, we create responsible and kind citizens of the future.
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
8 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Spring 1- Disco club
- Accelerated Reader
- MyMaths
- Numbots
- Purple Mash
- Charanga (Music)
- Twinkl
- Talk Boost
Awards
4 awardsiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing
- Music MarkMusic
- Primary Science Quality MarkScience
- Stonewall School ChampionLGBT+ inclusion
Key facts
- URN
- 120987
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (8 current, 0 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Jill Wilson | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr Ned Felton-Minter | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Mrs Amanda Bell | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Laura Rudd | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Miss Deborah Leahy | Governor | Appointed by LA | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Barnett | Governor | Foundation/sponsor members | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Emma Adcock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Joanna Pedlow | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2017 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record