Toftwood Infant School
Foundation 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
Welcome to the website of the Toftwood Infant and Junior School Federation. We hope you will find the information Here you will find useful when choosing a school for your child, looking for information because your child attends our school or if you are just looking!
Parents and Carers are lucky to have a range of good schools to choose from in our area, and you will know what is right for your child. We warmly welcome visits now and if you are trying to make a decision about a school for your child, please ring the relevant office to make an appointment.
We like to show visitors around in the mornings where you can get a feel for the school and see the children learning and interacting. We are proud of the education and care we provide for our children and look forward to sharing this with you.
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
- 121206
- Type
- Foundation school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- 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 (7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Mark Barnett | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Miss Emma Adcock | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Joanna Pedlow | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2005 |
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