Primary school in Dereham, Norfolk
Grove House Infant and Nursery School
Gilpins Ride, Littlefields, Dereham, Norfolk, NR19 1BJ
Ofsted
Standards maintained at the last ungraded inspection, on 13 May 2025.
Inspections since September 2024 do not give an overall grade, so there is no one-word judgement to report. The full report sets out what inspectors found.
Pupils
- Pupils on roll
- 83
- Places
- 90
- How full
- 92% full — 83 of 90 places taken
- Girls / boys
- 40 / 43
- Overall absence
- 4%
- Persistently absent
- 7%
primary schools average 5.2%
primary schools average 12.8% — pupils missing 10% or more of sessions
- Free school meals, last 6 years
- 35%
- English as an additional language
- 4%
- With an EHC plan
- 5%
- On SEN support
- 13%
England 25.7%
England 18.7%
England 3.5%
England 15%
The neighbourhood around the school
Census 2021 figures for Breckland 005A, the statistical neighbourhood the school sits in — roughly 1,500 residents. It describes the area, not the pupils, who may travel in from further away.
- Adults with a degree
- 16%
- Adults with no qualifications
- 29%
- Households owning their home
- 48%
- Households in social housing
- 35%
- Households with no car
- 23%
- Adults economically inactive
- 46%
England 33.8%
England 18.3%
England 62.7%
England 17%
England 21.9%
England 39.9%
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- Ages 3–7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- Yes
- Boarding
- Day school
- Trust
- UNITY EDUCATION TRUST
- Headteacher
- Headteacher: Rachel Creed
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Ward
- Dereham Withburga
- Constituency
- Mid Norfolk
- URN
- 144314
The unique reference number used in all official school data.
Nearest primary schools
| School | Ofsted | Expected standard | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dereham Church of England Junior AcademyAcademy sponsor led | Good 2024 | 54% | 0.2 mi |
| Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery AcademyAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.3 mi |
| King's Park Infant School, DerehamAcademy converter | No grade | — | 0.6 mi |
| Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior SchoolCommunity school | No grade | 59% | 0.9 mi |
| Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled school | Good 2024 | 57% | 0.9 mi |
| Toftwood Infant SchoolFoundation school | Good 2023 | — | 0.9 mi |
| Yaxham Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy converter | Good 2023 | 76% | 2.4 mi |
| St Mary's Community Primary School, BeetleyCommunity school | Requires improvement 2023 | 28% | 3 mi |
Where these figures come from
- School details, address and pupil numbers — Get Information About Schools, the DfE register, as at 14 August 2026.
- Exam results — DfE performance tables, 2024/25.
- Free school meals, EAL and SEN — school census, 2024/25.
- Ofsted — Ofsted management information, latest inspections as at 30 June 2026.
- Neighbourhood figures — ONS Census 2021, lower layer super output area.
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