Colby Primary School
Bridge Road, Colby, Norwich, NR11 7EA
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Smith
- Constituency
- North Norfolk
- Setting
- Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 150
- Pupils on roll
- 140
- URN
- 120798
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01263733381
About this school
Colby Primary School is a community primary school in Norwich. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 140 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 28 June 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 21 | 19 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 89% | 75% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 16% | 4% |
| Expected standard in reading | 86% | 100% | 96% |
| Expected standard in maths | 90% | 100% | 96% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 81% | 84% | 86% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 109.0 | 110.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 109.0 | 109.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.80 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -0.20 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Colby Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Norfolk average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 71% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 89% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 75% | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 3.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 141 |
| 2023/24 | 138 |
| 2024/25 | 146 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colby Primary School compares
Colby Primary School ranked 31st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 75% | 3.3% | 6.2% | 140 | — |
| Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School | — | 13.7% | 1.9% | 42 | 2.7 miles |
| Millfield Primary School | 46% | 7.2% | 27.6% | 264 | 2.8 miles |
| St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School | 38% | 7.3% | 25.7% | 127 | 2.9 miles |
| Swanton Abbott Community Primary School | 46% | 2.8% | 28.6% | 57 | 2.9 miles |
| John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School | — | 4.2% | 9.2% | 204 | 3.0 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.16%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 3.3%
- Persistent absence
- 2.33%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Millfield Primary School2.8 miles
Primary · North Walsham
-
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School2.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School2.9 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School3.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other schools in Norwich
Colby Primary School ranks 12th of the 102 ranked primary schools in Norwich.
- Acle Church of England Primary Academy Primary
- Aldborough Primary School Primary
- Alpington and Bergh Apton Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Angel Road Infant School Primary
- Angel Road Junior School Primary
- Antingham and Southrepps Primary School Primary
- Arden Grove Infant and Nursery School Primary
- Aslacton Primary School Primary
- Avenue Junior School Primary
- Bacton Primary School Primary
- Banham Primary School Primary
- Barford Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Colby Primary School teach?
- Colby Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Colby Primary School?
- The headteacher of Colby Primary School is Mr Simon Smith, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Colby Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colby Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Colby Primary School?
- Colby Primary School has 140 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Colby Primary School full?
- Colby Primary School has capacity for 150 pupils and 140 on roll (93%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Colby Primary School a faith school?
- No. Colby Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Colby Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Colby Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have Colby Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 71% in 2022/23 and 75% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Colby Primary School rank locally?
- Colby Primary School ranked 31st of 266 primary schools in Norfolk for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 78% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 95% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Colby Primary School's absence rate?
- Colby Primary School's overall absence rate is 3.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Colby Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colby Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.