Colman Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Norwich, Norfolk
Colman Infant School is a primary school in Norwich, Norfolk for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Not judged, from the inspection on 29 April 2025.
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Catchment area for Colman Infant School
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- Earlier years of applications and offers
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Key facts
- Address
- Colman Road, Norwich, NR4 7AW
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Council
- Norfolk
- Pupils on roll
- 100 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 15.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Not judged Inspected 29 April 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils across the school are benefiting from the recent changes to the curriculum and are rising to the high academic expectations staff have for them.”
- “Children in the early years thrive due to the precise way in which learning activities meet their specific needs.”
- “Pupils consistently follow clear routines.”
To improve
- “However, in some subjects, staff are less familiar with how to adapt their teaching and have not yet agreed on what high-quality work in these subjects should look like.”
- “As a result, some pupils do not yet achieve as well as they could in these subjects.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 16 June 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 23 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 23 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Norfolk.
- Colman Junior School 0.1 mi Not judged
- St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School 0.3 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next
- Avenue Junior School 0.5 mi Standards maintained
- Recreation Road Infant School 0.6 mi Not judged
- Bluebell Primary School 0.7 mi Standards maintained
- Eaton Primary School 0.9 mi School remains Good
- Bignold Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Good
- Tuckswood Academy 1.1 mi Not judged