Colman Infant School
Colman Road, Norwich, NR4 7AW
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP
- Headteacher
- Georgia Guy
- Sponsor
- Unity Schools Partnership
- SEN provision
- HI - Hearing Impairment
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 180
- Pupils on roll
- 100
- URN
- 150666
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01603508530
About this school
Colman Infant School is a primary academy in Norwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 100 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
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Outstanding
- Safeguarding
- Effective
How Colman Infant School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 38% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 6.1% | 23.4% | 100 | — |
| Colman Junior School | 65% | 5.5% | 37.7% | 209 | 0.1 miles |
| St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School | 65% | 3.7% | 10.4% | 424 | 0.3 miles |
| Avenue Junior School | 61% | 4.8% | 18.5% | 466 | 0.5 miles |
| Recreation Road Infant School | — | 5.9% | 7% | 328 | 0.6 miles |
| Bluebell Primary School | 56% | 7% | 52.3% | 201 | 0.7 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)
- 23.44%
- English as an additional language
- 33.6%
- Overall absence
- 6.09%
- Persistent absence
- 15.53%
Location
Nearby schools
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Colman Junior School0.1 miles
Primary · Norwich
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St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School0.3 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Avenue Junior School0.5 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Recreation Road Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Norwich
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Bluebell Primary School0.7 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 year groups does Colman Infant School teach?
- Colman Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Norwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Colman Infant School?
- The headteacher of Colman Infant School is Georgia Guy, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Colman Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Colman Infant 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 Colman Infant School?
- Colman Infant School has 100 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Colman Infant School full?
- Colman Infant School has capacity for 180 pupils and 100 on roll (56%), 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 Colman Infant School a faith school?
- No. Colman Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Colman Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Colman Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Colman Infant School?
- Colman Infant School is part of UNITY SCHOOLS PARTNERSHIP. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Colman Infant School have?
- The schools register lists Colman Infant School's special educational needs provision as: HI - Hearing Impairment. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- What is Colman Infant School's absence rate?
- Colman Infant School's overall absence rate is 6.1% in the latest published census.
- Does Colman Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Colman Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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 10 July 2026.