Schools in Diss
Diss in south Norfolk has 14 schools in the catchment.school database, including 13 primaries and 1 secondary. Eight schools hold a faith designation — a very high proportion, reflecting the dense network of Church of England village primary schools across this rural district. Admissions are coordinated by Norfolk County Council using a standard distance and catchment-area system.
Diss High School is the main secondary serving the town and surrounding villages. Four area schools hold Good or Outstanding Ofsted ratings. The large number of small village primaries across this area — including Bressingham, Roydon and Winfarthing — means that secondary transition often involves a significant change of peer group as pupils from several villages consolidate into Diss High. Norfolk County Council publishes admissions guides each autumn with information for both primary and secondary applications.
School demand in Diss
Across the 12 schools in Diss with published capacity data, the average fill rate is 65%. 1 of them is currently at or above their published admission number, and at those schools catchment distance is likely to decide places at the next intake.
8 schools in Diss have a religious character, so faith criteria sit alongside catchment distance in their admissions policies.
10 of the schools in Diss are academies that set their own admissions criteria independently of Norfolk, so check each school's policy directly rather than assuming the council default applies.
6 of the schools in Diss have a current Ofsted rating, of which 4 are rated Good or Outstanding. Demand and catchment distance tend to be tightest at the highest-rated schools.
Primary schools in Diss: 1 oversubscribed (13)
Bressingham Primary School
Primary · Foundation school
Diss · IP22 2AR
Roydon Primary School
Primary · Community school
Diss · IP22 5QU
All Saints Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School, Winfarthing
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Diss · IP22 2DZ
St Andrew's CofE VA Primary School, Lopham
Primary · Voluntary aided school
Diss · IP22 2LR
Burston Community Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP22 5TZ
Wortham Primary School
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP22 1PX
Diss Church of England Junior Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Diss · IP22 4NT
Dickleburgh Church of England Primary Academy (With Pre-School)
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP21 4NL
Diss Infant Academy and Nursery
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP22 4PU
Garboldisham Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led
Diss · IP22 2SE
Scole Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP21 4ED
Pulham Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP21 4SZ
Hopton Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy converter
Diss · IP22 2QY
Secondary Schools in Diss (1)
Catchment area boundaries for schools in Diss are set by Norfolk and updated each year. The "last distance offered", how far the furthest successful applicant lived, changes annually based on the number of applications received.