Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy
Academy converter 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 Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy website. The website is designed to provide you with information about our school to help you learn and understand what our school is like, as well as information we are legally required to include.
We are very proud of how our school supports and nurtures each individual child to achieve as highly as they can in whatever they do. Our friendly, dedicated and professional staff and governors work extremely hard to provide a safe, caring and stimulating learning environment in which our children happily learn.
We aim for everyone in our community to develop their whole self as an individual, enjoy learning and strive to reach their full potential.
D evelop our children as confident individuals with an appreciation of the Christian faith C hallenge our children in order for them to reach their full potential I nspire our children through a creative and stimulating curriculum to have enquiring minds and be independent learners N urture our children in an environment that supports and promotes well being S ucceed in fostering creative, considerate, confident individuals Monday 23rd February World Thinking Day children invited to wear their girl guiding/scout uniforms
In the school’s own words, from the school website.
Enrichment
21 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Who s Who
- Year Group Pages
- School Classification
- Whole School
- Computing
- Design and Technology
- Geography
- History
- Literacy
- Reading and Phonics
- Power of Reading
- Maths
- Music
- Science
- RSHE and PSHE
- Children’s Zone School Council
and 5 more
Key facts
- URN
- 149879
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Opened
- 2023
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mrs Ellena Yeates | Chair of Local Governing Body | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Harrop | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2026 · until 2030 |
| Dr Hannah Collinson | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mrs Vicky Fryer | Local Governor | Elected by parents | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Alice Shaw | Local Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2024 · until 2028 |
| Mr Christopher Lambert | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Ian Yeates | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Rev Paul Cubitt | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Chloe Cole | Local Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2023 |
| Patricia Waller | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Peter Woods Former | Local Governor | Appointed by foundation/Trust | since 2025 · term ended 2026 |
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