Colman Junior School, Norwich

In 2025, 72% of Year 6 pupils at Colman Junior School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 73% and 70% in Norfolk and 77% and 75% across England.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

Across Norfolk, 94% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Norfolk lodged 64 appeals against primary school offers; 51 reached a hearing and 5 succeeded (9.8% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to Colman Junior School are Colman Infant School (0.1 miles); St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School (0.3 miles, Good, 79% reading, 77% maths); Bluebell Primary School (0.5 miles, 78% reading, 63% maths); and Avenue Junior School (0.6 miles, Good, 83% reading, 67% maths).

Colman Junior School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.

Colman Junior School is one of 40 schools run by Unity Schools Partnership, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 70% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

47 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Colman Junior School (as of September 2025): 53% would recommend the school, 68% say their child is happy there and 36% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (75%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (36%).

34% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), and 37.3% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (58%), Black (10%) and Asian (9%).

Colman Junior School has a resourced provision for hearing impairment: 6 places, 5 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Norwich Rail Station, about 1.9 miles away in a straight line.

8 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Middle School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 155 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and criminal damage and arson. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Norfolk (28), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Colman Junior School issued 18 suspensions, 8.2 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and 1 permanent exclusion.

The secondary schools closest to Colman Junior School are City of Norwich School, An Ormiston Academy (0.8 miles); City Academy Norwich (0.8 miles); Hewett Academy (1.2 miles); and Visiting Teacher Service Central (1.2 miles).