Colman Junior School is a primary school located in Norwich. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 01/02/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.4%, which is 0.6 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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South Park Avenue, Norwich

School Information

Address: South Park Avenue, Norwich, NR4 7AU
Website: www.colmanfederation.co.uk
Telephone: 01603508530
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Norfolk
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Sandford
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 120937

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 01/02/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 240
Number of Pupils: 235
Number of Boys: 111
Number of Girls: 124

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.3% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.8 Confidence interval -0.7 to 2.4
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.5 to 1.4
Maths
Below Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -3.2 to -0.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:69%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:13%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Earlham Nursery School
Cadge Road, NR5 8DB 		2,329 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Colman Junior School
South Park Avenue, NR4 7AU 		0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Colman Infant School
Colman Road, NR4 7AW 		231 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Jessopp Road, NR2 3QB 		494 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
- not ratedBluebell Primary School
Lovelace Road, NR4 7DS 		949 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
3out of 4Avenue Junior School
Avenue Road, NR2 3HP 		1,018 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy
Eaton Road, NR4 6PP 		1,338 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
2out of 4City Academy Norwich
299 Bluebell Road, NR4 7LP 		1,424 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4The Hewett Academy, Norwich
Cecil Road, NR1 2PL 		2,072 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
4out of 4Notre Dame High School, Norwich
Surrey Street, NR1 3PB 		2,520 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Jane Austen College
46-48 Colegate, NR3 1DD 		2,699 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
- not ratedNorwich City College of Further and Higher Education
Ipswich Road, NR2 2LJ 		1,761 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School
- not ratedSir Isaac Newton Sixth Form Free School
The Old Fire Station, 30 Bethel Street NR2 1NR 		2,239 yd Free schools 16 to 19 No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4The Clare School
South Park Avenue, NR4 7AU 		101 yd Foundation special school Yes Mixed More About School
4out of 4Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Pettus Road, NR4 7BU 		651 yd Academy special converter Not Applicable Boys More About School
- not ratedNorwich High School for Girls GDST
95 Newmarket Road, Norwich NR2 2HU 		1,010 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
4out of 4The Parkside School, Norwich
College Road, NR2 3JA 		1,060 yd Foundation special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedRed Balloon - Norwich
76 Earlham Road, NR2 3DF 		1,542 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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