Community school · Norfolk

Colby Primary School

4–11Ages
140Pupils
PrimaryPhase
120798URN

Bridge Road, Colby, Norwich, NR11 7EA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Jun 2026

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

close to Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

35 applications for 16 places · 49th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Report card · inspected 16 June 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
Area	Exceptional	Strong standard	Expected standard
Inclusion			Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching			Expected standard
Achievement			Expected standard
Attendance and behaviour		Strong standard
Personal development and wellbeing		Strong standard
Early years			Expected standard
Post-16 provision	Does not apply to this school
Leadership and governance			Expected standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

16 June 2026
Report card · 2 Strong standard, 5 Expected standard
28 June 2022
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

close to Norfolk median (2.0) close to England median (2.2)

35 applications · 16 places offered · 16 named it first

2026 2.2; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 2.4; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.1; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.3; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 1.7; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 2.2; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.9; Norfolk median median 1.6

This school
Norfolk median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	16	35	2.2	16	1.00
Sep 2025	19	46	2.4	23	1.21
Sep 2024	18	33	1.8	18	1.00
Sep 2023	20	43	2.2	28	1.40
Sep 2022	20	42	2.1	30	1.50
Sep 2021	20	44	2.2	29	1.45
Sep 2020	20	38	1.9	19	0.95
Sep 2019	20	45	2.3	22	1.10
Sep 2018	20	33	1.7	22	1.10
Sep 2017	17	26	1.5	17	1.00
Sep 2016	20	44	2.2	26	1.30
Sep 2015	20	35	1.8	24	1.20
Sep 2014	20	37	1.9	28	1.40

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 96% · Writing 75% · Maths 96% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%28th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard96%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard64%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 110 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard75%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard96%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard39%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Norfolk median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	4%	110	109
2023/24	89%	16%	109	109
2022/23	71%	0%	107	105

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Colby Primary SchoolThis school
This school

2026

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Erpingham Voluntary Controlled Church of England Primary School
4.3 km · Norfolk

Special measures 2026

1.1applications per place
Millfield Primary School
4.6 km · Norfolk

2026

1.5applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
St Michael's Church of England VA Primary and Nursery School
4.6 km · Norfolk

Good2023

2.6applications per place 38%met the SATs standard
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School
4.7 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 46%met the SATs standard
John of Gaunt Infant and Nursery School
4.9 km · Norfolk

Good2023

1.3applications per place
Bure Valley School
4.9 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2025

71%met the SATs standard
North Walsham Infant School
5.9 km · Norfolk

Good2022

1.5applications per place
North Walsham Junior School
5.9 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2022

52%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 120798 · 926/2038
Capacity: 150 pupils · 140 on roll
Free school meals: 4.3% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Bridge Road, Colby, Norwich, NR11 7EA
Local authority: Norfolk · North Norfolk

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources