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.

SIAMS July 2019  said

Expectations for learning are high and there is a culture of continuous improvement. Strong emphasis is placed on building a learning environment which is safe and happy.

School Mission Statement

Develop Challenge  Inspire  Nurture  Succeed

Develop our children as confident individuals with an appreciation of the Christian faith

Challenge our children in order for them to reach their full potential

Inspire our children through a creative and stimulating curriculum to have enquiring minds and be independent learners

Nurture our children in an environment that supports and promotes well being

Succeed in fostering creative, considerate, confident individuals

Upcoming Events

Tuesday 9th September Baby & Toddler Coffee morning

Thursday 11th September Welcome to Year 2 Meeting 9.00am

Friday 12th September Welcome to Reception Meeting 2.30pm

Wednesday 17th September Year 1 Spelling Workshop 2.15pm

Tuesday 23rd September Baby & Toddler Coffee Morning

Wednesday 24th September Year 2 School Trip

Monday 29th September Reception drumming experience

Thursday 2nd October Harvest Service 9.15am St Nicholas Church

Friday 3rd October School Photos

Saturday 4th October Colour Run

Tuesday 7th October Baby & Toddler Coffee morning

Thursday 23rd October End of Term disco

Tuesday 4th November Baby & Toddler Coffee morning

Friday 7th November Adult only Sip & Paint Evening

Monday 10th November Parents Evening

Tuesday 18th November Baby & Toddler Coffee morning

Thursday 20th November Parents Evening

Tuesday 2nd December Baby & Toddler Coffee morning

Friday 12th December Christmas Jumper Day & Christmas Fair

Tuesday 16th December Baby & Toddler Coffee morning

Wednesday 17th December Christmas Performance 2pm St Nicholas Church

Thursday 18th December Christmas Performance 5.15pm St Nicholas Church

Attendance

Summer 2 term Attendance
95.89%

Winning Class for Summer Term 2024/2025
Topaz 96.43%

Whole Year Attendance 2024/2025
94.59%