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Fred Nicholson School

Fred Nicholson School
Westfield Road
Toftwood
East Dereham
Norfolk
England
NR191JB

📞 phone: 01362 693915

👩‍🏫 headteacher: Mrs Heidi Philpott

🌍 web: www.frednicholson.norfolk.sch.uk

191 pupils mixed gender
174 pupils capacity: 110% full

117 boys 61%

74 girls 39%

Last updated:

Foundation special school

Special classes
Has Special Classes
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
URN
121256
Establishment type
Foundation special school
Establishment #
7004
Open date
1. January 1900
OSGB coordinates
Easting: 599166, Northing: 311528
GPS coordinates
Latitude: 52.665, Longitude: 0.94380
Accepting pupils
3—19 years old
Boarders
No boarders
Census date
18. January 2024
Ofsted last inspection
7. November 2019
Region › Const. › Ward
East of England › Mid Norfolk › Dereham Toftwood
SEN priorities
SpLD - Specific Learning Difficulty
Sen2
VI - Visual Impairment
Sen3
HI - Hearing Impairment
Free school meals %
51.90
Learning provider ref #
10015370

School governors

  • Mrs Angie Gill, Governor
    (5. July 2020—31. December 2023)
  • Mrs Jill Wilson, Governor
    (23. September 2020—4. November 2025)
  • Mrs Hilary Bradshaw, Chair of Governors
    (5. November 2013—4. November 2025)
  • Miss Emma Stevens, Governor
    (9. December 2020—8. December 2025)
map for Fred Nicholson School

Near Fred Nicholson …

  1. Schools Primary
  2. 0.1 milesDereham, Toftwood Community Junior School, NR191JB (342 pupils)
  3. 0.1 milesToftwood Infant School, NR191LS (217 pupils)
  4. 0.7 milesDereham Church of England Junior Academy, NR191BJ (415 pupils)
  5. 0.8 milesGrove House Infant and Nursery School, NR191BJ (99 pupils)
  6. 1.1 milesDereham Church of England Infant and Nursery Academy, NR191ED (168 pupils)
  7. 1.3 milesKing's Park Infant School, Dereham, NR192AG (53 pupils)
  8. 1.4 milesScarning Voluntary Controlled Primary School, NR192PW (403 pupils)
  9. 1.9 milesYaxham Church of England Primary Academy, NR191RU (72 pupils)
  10. 3.1 milesThomas Bullock Church of England Primary and Nursery Academy, IP257LF (222 pupils)
  11. 3.2 milesGarvestone Community Primary School, NR94AD (68 pupils)
  12. 3.7 milesSwanton Morley VC Primary School, NR204PX (178 pupils)
  13. 3.7 milesMattishall Primary School, NR203AA (181 pupils)
  14. 3.8 milesSt Mary's Community Primary School, Beetley, NR204BW (186 pupils)
  15. Schools Secondary
  16. 1.2 milesDereham Neatherd High School, NR203AX (1162 pupils)
  17. 1.6 milesNorthgate High School, NR192EU (1160 pupils)
  18. Care Facilities
  19. 0.1 miles★★★★★Sense East, NR191JW
  20. 0.1 miles★★★★William Cowper Pre-School, NR191LT
  21. 0.2 miles★★★★★Little Owls Day Nursery, NR191LR
  22. 0.2 miles★★★★★Hoots Junior After School Club, NR191LR
  23. Chemists
  24. 0.2 milesWellbeing Pharmacy, NR191LD
  25. Catering Services
  26. 0.1 miles★★★★★Toftwood Methodist Church, NR191LD
  27. 0.1 miles★★★★★Toftwood Village Hall, NR191JL
  28. Bars & Nightclubs
  29. 0.1 miles★★★Millwrights Arms, NR191JW
  30. Restaurants & Cafés
  31. 0.1 miles★★★★★Little Fishes Sunday, NR191JL
  32. Retail Stores
  33. 0.2 miles★★★★★East of England Co-operative Society Ltd, NR191AH
  34. Supermarkets
  35. 0.2 miles★Nacional 2, NR191JS
  36. School Food Ratings
  37. ★★★★★Fred Nicholson School, NR191JB
  38. 0.1 miles★★★★★Norse at Toftwood Junior School, NR191JB
  39. 0.2 miles★★★★★NORSE at Toftwood Infant School, NR191LS
  40. Takeaway Shops
  41. 0.1 miles★★★★★Jade Garden, NR191JW

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