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Colman Infant School

URN
150666
Phase
Primary
Status
Open

School overview

School name
Colman Infant School
URN
150666
Phase
Primary
Gender
Mixed
Age range
5-7
Status
Open

School Compass Score

Limited Data

85 / 100

Limited Data

Academic Outcomes

—

Inspection

—

Admissions Value

—

Destinations

—

Stability & Context

85

School Compass rankings

School rankings are not currently available.

School Compass recommendation

Insufficient Data

Not enough information is available to generate a recommendation.

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Based on School Compass analysis of official performance, inspection, admissions and destination data.

Admissions strategy

  • Application category: Not recommended
  • Admissions pressure: Very high competition
  • Admissions risk: Very high risk

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Crime & Safety

  • Safety score: Safe
  • National comparison: Lower crime than average
  • Crime trend: Stable trend
  • Confidence: High confidence

Higher share of violent and serious offences than typical

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Available in the full Parent Report:

  • Crime categories in the surrounding area
  • Local authority and nearby-school comparisons
  • Safety trends over the past year
  • Area context and confidence notes

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Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.

  • Area crime data reflects the surrounding neighbourhood — it is not a measure of school safeguarding or on-site safety.
  • This section reflects police-recorded crime in the surrounding area, not incidents on school premises.
  • Figures are anonymised by the police and aggregated within approximately one mile of the school site.

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Ofsted inspections

Previous inspection framework
Latest publication date
15 June 2025
Inspection date
29 April 2025
Inspection type
S5 Inspection
Category of concern
None recorded
SafeguardingNot available

Inspection outcomes

  • Quality of education

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2025

  • Behaviour and attitudes

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2025

  • Personal development

Admissions

Very High pressure

Official Department for Education applications and offers data for Reception in academic year 2025/26.

Academic year

Academic year

2025/26

Published admission number (PAN)

Published admission number (PAN)

24

Places offered by the school

Applications received

Applications received

109

Times listed as any preference

Offers made

Offers made

24

Preferred offers from this school

Oversubscription ratio

Oversubscription ratio

4.54×

Applications per place

Offer rate

Where to apply

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Local authority
Norfolk
Admissions portal
Surrey admissions
Application deadline
15 January 2027 (on-time deadline for primary entry, September 2027)
School website
www.colmanschools.org.uk

Performance & outcomes

Performance information is not currently available for this school.

Location

NR4 7AW - Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk

Contact details

Address
Colman Road, Norwich, Norfolk
Postcode
NR4 7AW
Phone
1603508530
Website
www.colmanschools.org.uk
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Administrative details

Local authority name
Norfolk
Local authority code
926

School insights

Local authority context

This school is one of 932 schools in Norfolk.

Authority statistics

Total schools

932

Open schools

462

Closed schools

468

Primary schools

658

Data quality

Last updated
14 June 2026
Last imported
14 June 2026

Dates reflect the latest GIAS import and any recorded closure date for this school.

The School Compass Score combines academic outcomes, inspection findings, admissions value, destinations, and school stability to help parents compare schools consistently.

  • Not all crime is reported to the police. Small areas can vary significantly year to year.
  • Source: data.police.uk under the Open Government Licence; population from ONS.
  • Good

    Graded 15 June 2025

  • Leadership and management

    Good

    Graded 15 June 2025

  • Early years

    Outstanding

    Graded 15 June 2025

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    Inspection history

    Showing the last 1 inspection on record, including monitoring visits.

    PublishedInspectedTypeSummaryReport
    15 June 202529 April 2025S5 InspectionInspectionView report for inspection published 15 June 2025
    • Inspection

      Published
      15 June 2025
      Inspected
      29 April 2025
      Type
      S5 Inspection
      Report
      View report

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Ofsted management information via GOV.UK.

    Offer rate

    22.0%

    Offers as a share of applications

    First preference offers: 23

    Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: Department for Education school applications and offers statistics.

    Secondary schools

    110

    Special schools

    0

    Phase distribution

    • Primary658 (70.9%)
    • Secondary110 (11.9%)
    • Special0 (0.0%)
    • Other160 (17.2%)

    Nearby schools

    School nameDistancePhaseStatus
    Colman Infant School0 mPrimaryClosed
    The Clare School119 mNot applicableOpen
    Colman Junior School212 mPrimaryOpen
    Colman Junior School212 mPrimaryClosed
    St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School449 mPrimaryOpen
    St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School449 mPrimaryClosed
    St Thomas More Roman Catholic Junior School452 mPrimaryClosed
    Norwich High School for Girls GDST716 mNot applicableOpen
    Eaton Hall School, Norwich757 mNot applicableClosed
    Eaton Hall Specialist Academy757 mNot applicableOpen
    • Colman Infant School
      Distance
      0 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • The Clare School
      Distance
      119 m
      Phase
      Not applicable
      Status
      Open
    • Colman Junior School
      Distance
      212 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Open
    • Colman Junior School
      Distance
      212 m
      Phase
      Primary
      Status
      Closed
    • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School

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      Postcode
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    • Acle Church of England Primary Academy
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    • Acle St Edmund Voluntary Controlled Primary School
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      Postcode
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    • Admirals Academy
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      Postcode
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    • Admirals Academy
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    Status
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  • St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
    Distance
    449 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • St Thomas More Roman Catholic Junior School
    Distance
    452 m
    Phase
    Primary
    Status
    Closed
  • Norwich High School for Girls GDST
    Distance
    716 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Eaton Hall School, Norwich
    Distance
    757 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Closed
  • Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
    Distance
    757 m
    Phase
    Not applicable
    Status
    Open
  • Phase
    Primary
    Postcode
    IP24 2JT
    Status
    Closed