Colman Junior School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR4 7AU · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
- FSM34.0%
0.1 miles away
OpenOfsted: Standards maintainedURN 121261
The Clare School
Foundation special school · Norwich · NR4 7AU
Ages 3–19 · 131 pupils · Norfolk
Ofsted
Standards maintained
Overall absence
16.4%
Ofsted
Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.
Headline
Standards maintained
Inspection date
2025-02-05
Performance
Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.
Key stage 4 (2023/24)
Key stage 2 (2023/24)
Expected standard (RWM)0%
Higher standard (RWM)0%
Absence
Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.
Overall absence16.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)53.2%
Unauthorised0.1%
- Authorised absence
- 16.4%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 7.4%
- Enrolments in measure
- 94
Absence trend
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
- Overall
- Persistent (10%+)
Size & intake
From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).
Capacity fill109%
131 pupils · 120 places
- Pupils on roll
- 131
- Boys / girls
- 79 / 52
- School capacity
- 120
- Capacity fill
- 131 / 120 (109%)
- Free school meals
- 39.6%
- FSM pupils
- 44
- Gender
- Mixed
- School type
- Foundation special school
Age range
Ages 3–19
05111619
Provision
Official GIAS characteristics
3 / 6
- NurseryHas Nursery Classes
- Sixth formHas a sixth form
- Boarding
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
School characteristics
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
- Governance
- Academy trust: Trust Norfolk-SEN
- Academy trust
- Trust Norfolk-SEN
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Wicks
Location
- Address
- South Park Avenue
- Postcode
- NR4 7AU
- Town
- Norwich
- County
- Norfolk
- Local authority
- Norfolk
- District
- Norwich
- Constituency
- Norwich South
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
SEN & specialist provision
As recorded in GIAS — provision detail, not an Ofsted judgement.
- SEN types
- VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment; PD - Physical Disability; PMLD - Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulty
- Special classes
- Has Special Classes
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed foundation special school, Ages 3–19, in Norwich, Norfolk, 131 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: nursery, sixth form, special school. Free school meals: 39.6%. SEN provision includes: VI - Visual Impairment; HI - Hearing Impairment; MSI - Multi-Sensory Impairment….
Nearby schools
Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
Colman Infant School
Ofsted: Not judgedAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR4 7AW · Norfolk
Ages 5–7
- FSM31.0%
0.1 miles away
St Francis of Assisi Catholic Primary School
Ofsted: School remains Good (Improving) - S5 NextAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR2 3QB · Norfolk
Ages 4–11
- KS273%
- Absence4.4%
- FSM9.2%
- Demand1.17
0.3 miles away
Eaton Hall Specialist Academy
Ofsted: GoodAcademy special converter
Norwich · NR4 7BU · Norfolk
Ages 5–16
- KS20%
- Absence20.2%
- FSM81.1%
0.4 miles away
Other independent school
NR2 2HU · Norfolk
Ages 3–19
- Att836.4
- EM5+0%
0.5 miles away
Avenue Junior School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedCommunity school · Primary
Norwich · NR2 3HP · Norfolk
Ages 7–11
- KS262%
- Absence5.4%
- FSM17.4%
0.5 miles away
The Parkside School, Norwich
Ofsted: Standards maintainedFoundation special school
Norwich · NR2 3JA · Norfolk
Ages 7–18
- KS20%
- Absence10.2%
- FSM57.1%
0.6 miles away
Bluebell Primary School
Ofsted: Standards maintainedAcademy converter · Primary
Norwich · NR4 7DS · Norfolk
Ages 3–11
- KS239%
- Absence8.0%
- FSM53.5%
- Demand0.94
0.6 miles away
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Contact
- Headteacher
- Miss Rebecca Wicks
- Telephone
- 01603454199