Schools in Breckland[1]

Local authority district E07000143 · 73 open schools[2]

Neighbourhood deprivation

The district's 80 neighbourhoods (2021 LSOAs)[3] by their place in England's Index of Multiple Deprivation, in fifths of all neighbourhoods (1 in 5 of England's neighbourhoods is in each fifth):

most deprived 20%: 6 (8%)[4]
second 20%: 22 (28%)[4]
middle 20%: 36 (45%)[4]
fourth 20%: 14 (18%)[4]
least deprived 20%: 2 (3%)[4]

Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025 deciles grouped in pairs; it describes the neighbourhoods, not the pupils who attend the district's schools.

By kind of deprivation

The share of the district's neighbourhoods in each fifth of England's on each part of the index (the most deprived 20% are deciles 1 and 2, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of England's neighbourhoods):

Measure	Most deprived 20%	Second	Middle	Fourth	Least deprived 20%
Income	5%[4]	20%[4]	30%[4]	44%[4]	1%[4]
Employment	8%[4]	16%[4]	40%[4]	29%[4]	8%[4]
Education and skills	23%[4]	40%[4]	34%[4]	4%[4]	0%[4]
Health and disability	4%[4]	16%[4]	33%[4]	35%[4]	13%[4]
Crime	8%[4]	11%[4]	11%[4]	40%[4]	30%[4]
Housing and services	55%[4]	19%[4]	16%[4]	9%[4]	1%[4]
Living environment	18%[4]	21%[4]	9%[4]	20%[4]	33%[4]
Children in low-income families	9%[4]	20%[4]	38%[4]	33%[4]	1%[4]

English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Income: People on low incomes: out of work, or in work on low pay, and receiving benefits or tax credits. Employment: Working-age people out of work through unemployment, sickness, disability or caring. Education and skills: Low attainment and skills: children's results and staying on in education, adults' qualifications and English. Health and disability: Risk of early death and of a poorer quality of life through ill health or disability. Crime: Risk of personal and material victimisation: recorded violence, burglary, theft and criminal damage. Housing and services: Barriers to housing and services: distance to a GP, school, shop and post office, and housing that is unaffordable, overcrowded or hard to get. Living environment: The quality of the local environment: housing in poor condition or without central heating, air quality and road accidents. Children in low-income families: Children aged 0–15 living in income-deprived families (the IDACI, part of the income measure).

Census 2021

Shares in the district's neighbourhoods together, on census day (21 March 2021):

Households that own their home: 67.0% of 60,354 households[5] (England: 61.3%[5])
Adults with a degree or similar: 23.1% of 117,872 residents aged 16 and over[6] (England: 33.9%[6])
Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: 9.4% of 117,870 residents aged 16 and over[7] (England: 13.2%[7])

Households that own their home: Households that own their home outright or with a mortgage or loan (shared ownership not included), of all households. Adults with a degree or similar: Residents aged 16 and over whose highest qualification is Level 4 or above (a degree, HND, NVQ level 4 or higher), of all residents aged 16 and over. Adults in higher managerial and professional jobs: Residents aged 16 and over in higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations (NS-SEC classes 1–3, by their current or most recent job), of all residents aged 16 and over.

Secondary schools (8)

School	Ages	Headline results
Attleborough Academy	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8] AL C+ 2024/25[9]
Dereham Neatherd High School	11–18[2]	A8 43 2025/26[8]
Litcham School	4–16[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8] KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
Northgate High School	11–18[2]	A8 41 2025/26[8] AL C 2024/25[9]
Old Buckenham High School	11–16[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8]
The Nicholas Hamond Academy	11–16[2]	A8 44 2025/26[8]
The Thetford Academy	11–19[2]	A8 45 2025/26[8] AL B- 2024/25[9]
Wayland Academy	11–16[2]	A8 50 2025/26[8]

Primary schools (55)

School	Ages	Headline results
Admirals Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Ashill Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Attleborough Primary School	4–11[2]
Banham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 53% 2024/25[10]
Bawdeswell Community Primary School	5–11[2]	KS2 18% 2024/25[10]
Beeston Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 43% 2023/24[11]
Brisley Church of England Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Caston Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 27% 2023/24[11]
Colkirk Church of England Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2024/25[10]
Dereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy	3–7[2]
Dereham Church of England Junior Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 54% 2024/25[10]
Dereham, Toftwood Community Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 59% 2024/25[10]
Drake Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
East Harling Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 40% 2024/25[10]
Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy	5–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Garvestone Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Gooderstone Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 30% 2023/24[11]
Great Ellingham Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 68% 2024/25[10]
Great Hockham Primary School and Nursery	3–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Grove House Infant and Nursery School	3–7[2]
Heartwood CofE VC Primary & Nursery School	3–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
Hockering Church of England Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 67% 2024/25[10]
Kenninghall Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 63% 2024/25[10]
King's Park Infant School, Dereham	4–7[2]
Lyng Church of England Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 81% 2024/25[10]
Mattishall Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 45% 2024/25[10]
Mundford Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 60% 2024/25[10]
Narborough Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 44% 2024/25[10]
Necton VA Primary School	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
North Elmham Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 33% 2024/25[10]
Norwich Road Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 58% 2024/25[10]
Old Buckenham Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 65% 2024/25[10]
Parker's Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 25% 2024/25[10]
Queensway Infant Academy	4–7[2]
Queensway Junior Academy	7–11[2]	KS2 51% 2024/25[10]
Raleigh Infant Academy	3–7[2]
Redcastle Family School	2–11[2]	KS2 70% 2024/25[10]
Rocklands Community Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 79% 2024/25[10]
Rosecroft Primary School	3–11[2]
Scarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Sporle Church of England Primary Academy	5–11[2]	KS2 38% 2024/25[10]
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham	4–11[2]	KS2 50% 2023/24[11]
St Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley	4–11[2]	KS2 28% 2024/25[10]
St Peter and St Paul Church of England Primary Academy & Nursery	2–11[2]	KS2 52% 2024/25[10]
Swaffham CofE Primary Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 41% 2024/25[10]
Swaffham Meadow Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 0% 2024/25[10]
Swanton Morley VC Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 21% 2024/25[10]
The Bishop's Church of England Primary Academy	3–11[2]	KS2 27% 2024/25[10]
Thomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy	2–11[2]	KS2 96% 2024/25[10]
Thompson Primary School	4–11[2]	KS2 57% 2024/25[10]
Toftwood Infant School	3–7[2]
Watton Junior School	7–11[2]	KS2 31% 2024/25[10]
Watton Westfield Infant and Nursery School	2–7[2]
Weeting Church of England Primary School	2–11[2]	KS2 47% 2024/25[10]
Yaxham Church of England Primary Academy	4–11[2]	KS2 76% 2024/25[10]

Independent schools (1)

School	Ages	Headline results
OneSchool Global UK - Swaffham Campus	7–18[2]

Special schools and alternative provision (9)

School	Ages	Headline results
Acorn Park School	4–19[2]
Aurora Eccles School	11–19[2]
Aurora White House School	5–16[2]
Chapel Green School	3–19[2]
Compass Community School Eld Park	7–17[2]
Fred Nicholson School	3–19[2]
Kingsbrook School	11–18[2]
The Damara School	5–16[2]
The Pinetree School	11–16[2]

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Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
Office for National Statistics: LSOA (2021) to Electoral Ward (2026) to LAD (2026) Best Fit Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-07. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
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