Junior schools start at Year 3, so children join here from an infant school.
Infant school
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery
This school
Diss Church of England Junior Academy
Partner infant school
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery
Nursery to Year 2 · 390 m away from Diss Church of England Junior Academy
Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Diss Infant Academy and Nursery.
Official inspection reports and grades
Inspected 21 September 2022
Compared with the local authority and England
The share of pupils reaching the standard expected for their age, and the share going beyond it.
| Measure | School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths — expected | 50% | 56% | 63% |
| Reading, writing & maths — higher | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — expected | 73% | 66% | 73% |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling — higher | 30% | 22% | 30% |
A score of 100 is the expected standard; 110 or more is a higher standard.
| Subject | School | Norfolk | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading | 103 | 105 | 106 |
| Maths | 104 | 103 | 105 |
| Grammar, punctuation & spelling | 106 | 103 | 105 |
School workforce census, 2025/26.
Diss Church of England Junior Academy was graded Good at its last Ofsted inspection, on 21 September 2022.
Apply through the council where you live by 15 January for a Year 3 place starting that September. Every child joining in Year 3 needs a place applied for through the council where they live, by 15 January in Year 2. That includes children at Diss Infant Academy and Nursery. You can usually list between 3 and 6 schools in order of preference, and offers are sent on 16 April, or the next working day. As a Church of England school it may also ask for a supplementary form, and its admissions policy says whether it does.
No. Distance only counts when Diss Church of England Junior Academy has more applicants than places. Then its admission criteria, set by its academy trust, decide who is offered a place first. Children in care or adopted from care come first by law. Most schools put brothers and sisters of current pupils next, then distance or a catchment area. As a Church of England school, it can give priority to children on grounds of faith. How far away the last place went changes every year, depending on who applies.
Diss Church of England Junior Academy had 162 pupils aged 7 to 11 at the latest school census. Its official capacity is 240. It is a mixed school.
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