North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery
Primary school in Dereham, Norfolk. Requires improvement (Jan 2023).
Latest graded inspection
Inspected 17 January 2023, report published 1 March 2023, under the inspection system used from 2019 to 2025.
This grade was given to North Elmham CEVA Primary School part of Flourish Federation (its Ofsted page), the school this one replaced when it became an academy. North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery hasn’t been inspected under its own name yet, so Ofsted’s page for it shows no grade.
Requires improvement overall. Not yet good. Schools with this grade were normally inspected again within 30 months. 11% of schools whose latest graded inspection was under this system got Requires improvement.
| Area | Grade |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
| Safeguarding effective | Yes |
These grades come from the system Ofsted replaced in November 2025. They stay on record until the school’s next inspection, when it gets a report card instead. More about the old grades.
Next inspection: around July 2025
The last inspection was in January 2023. Schools graded requires improvement were normally inspected again within 30 months. It’s now later than the usual gap, so an inspection could happen at any time.
An estimate, not an Ofsted date. Ofsted doesn’t publish its schedule and gives schools about a day’s notice. The law says the next inspection must be by August 2028 at the latest, and Ofsted can visit sooner if it has concerns.
Nearby primary schools
- 2.4 milesSt Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley
Report card, Jun 2026: 5 expected, 2 needs attention
- 2.7 milesBrisley Church of England Primary Academy
Good (May 2023)
- 3.0 milesSwanton Morley VC Primary School
Standards maintained (Dec 2024)
- 3.4 milesBawdeswell Community Primary School
Good (Feb 2024)
- 3.6 milesFoulsham Primary School Academy
No overall grade. Quality of education good (Feb 2025)
Ofsted data as at 30 September 2026, school details from Get Information about Schools, 26 October 2026.