Colman Junior School
South Park Avenue, Norwich, NR4 7AU
This school is closed (it closed in March 2024).
It was replaced by Colman Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Catherine Wright
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 234
- URN
- 120937
- Local authority
- Norfolk
About this school
Colman Junior School was a community primary school in Norwich. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 234 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
Colman Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 58 | 55 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 28% | 33% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 62% | 71% |
| Expected standard in maths | 43% | 51% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 57% | 64% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 103.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 99.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.20 | - |
| Writing progress | -2.50 | - |
| Maths progress | -3.70 | - |
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 Colman Junior 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 | 28% | 49.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 49.1% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 52.7% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 235 |
| 2023/24 | 234 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Colman Junior School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 26% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 7.2% | 36.3% | 234 | — |
| Colman Junior School | 65% | 5.5% | 37.7% | 209 | 0.0 miles |
| Colman Infant School | — | 6.1% | 23.4% | 100 | 0.1 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 65% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 424 | 0.3 miles |
| Bluebell Primary School | 56% | 7% | 52.3% | 201 | 0.5 miles |
| Avenue Junior School | 61% | 4.8% | 18.5% | 466 | 0.6 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 36.3%
- English as an additional language
- 35.5%
- Overall absence
- 7.2%
- Persistent absence
- 22.4%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Colman Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Colman Infant School0.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Bluebell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
-
Avenue Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
Other 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 ages does Colman Junior School teach?
- Colman Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Norwich.
- Has Colman Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected Colman Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at Colman Junior School?
- Colman Junior School had 234 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have Colman Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 28% in 2022/23 and 33% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are Colman Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Colman Junior 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 9 July 2024.