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The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust

Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy is one of 39 schools run by The Diocese of Norwich Education and Academies Trust.

Type of school: Academy converter
Ages: 3 to 7
Religious character: Church of England

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Schools in the trust

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School	Phase	Local authority	Pupils	Governors on Governance Register	Latest Ofsted in our data (as at 30 Sep 2026)
All Saints Stibbard Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery	Primary	Norfolk	208	5	Requires improvement 2023
Brisley Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	67	7	Good 2023
Castle Acre Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	86	5	Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Nov 2018, from earlier data)
Caston Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	71	9	Good 2023
Cawston Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	123	10	Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	55	6	Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jan 2019, from earlier data)
Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy (this school)	Primary	Norfolk	180	11	Good 2015Last graded inspection in our data (predecessor school)
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy	Primary	Norfolk	365	6	Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2018, from earlier data)
Ditchingham Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	65	9	Good 2022
Docking Church of England Primary Academy and Nursery	Primary	Norfolk	109	7	Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (Oct 2016, predecessor school, from earlier data)
Earsham Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	65	9	Good 2016Last graded inspection in our data (predecessor school)
Flitcham Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	42	7	Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Apr 2017, from earlier data)
Gillingham St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	41	9	Good 2024
Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	56	8	Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Jul 2019, from earlier data)
Great Witchingham Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	70	10	Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Nov 2013, predecessor school, from earlier data)
Hockering Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	30	10	Key judgements 2024Good in all four key judgements; safeguarding effective
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	195	7	Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Jan 2017, predecessor school, from earlier data)
Kessingland Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Suffolk	198	7	Good 2019Ungraded inspection Feb 2025, no grade given
Little Snoring Community Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	65	7	Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Lyng Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	87	8	Report card 2026Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 2; safeguarding standards met
Moorlands CofE Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	282	7	Key judgements 2025Good in all four key judgements; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
Mundford Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	239	8	Ungraded inspection 2022Last graded Good (Mar 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data)
Narborough Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	100	5	Ungraded inspection 2024Last graded Good (Sep 2018, from earlier data)
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery	Primary	Norfolk	60	5	Requires improvement 2023
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	93	9	Good 2023
Peterhouse CofE Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	408	7	Ungraded inspection 2023Last graded Good (Mar 2018, from earlier data)
Rudham CofE Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	59	7	Ungraded inspection 2025Last graded Good (May 2014, predecessor school, from earlier data)
Sandringham and West Newton Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	63	8	Good 2023
Sculthorpe Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	61	7	Good 2024
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	83	5	Good 2022
St Michael's Church of England Academy	Primary	Norfolk	179	6	Good 2023
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery	Primary	Norfolk	234	10	Good 2019Ungraded inspection Jan 2025, no grade given
St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton	Primary	Norfolk	185	10	Good 2024
Swaffham CofE Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	215	5	Good 2023
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	330	4	Key judgements 2025Good in 3 key judgements, Requires improvement in 1; early years provision Good; safeguarding effective
The Open Academy	Secondary	Norfolk	529	7	Good 2023
Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy	Primary	Norfolk	229	8	Good 2020Ungraded inspection Apr 2025, no grade given
Whitefriars Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	394	7	Outstanding 2024
Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy	Primary	Norfolk	67	6	Report card 2026Strong standard in 2 areas, Expected standard in 5; safeguarding standards met
39 schools			5,988

Schools linked to the trust in the Governance Register school data (Get Information about Schools, extract of 24 Oct 2026). Pupils are on-roll counts from the register. Ofsted: latest inspection in the Ofsted management information (as at 30 September 2026); "No overall grade" means inspected since September 2024 without a one-word grade; what the inspection found is shown beneath, and the school's Ofsted card has the full table.

What this means

Funding: An academy is funded directly by the Department for Education, through its trust, rather than through the local council.
Admissions: The trust is the admissions authority and sets the admissions policy. Applications are usually still coordinated by the local council.
Governance: The trust board is legally accountable for the school. It often delegates some oversight to a local governing body.

General explanation of how academy trusts work in England, not a statement about this trust. See GOV.UK Academy trust governance guide.