Community school · Norfolk

Coltishall Primary School

5–11Ages
213Pupils
PrimaryPhase
121017URN

St John's Close, Coltishall, Norwich, NR12 7HA · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Dec 2024 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.8per place

0.3 below Norfolk median (2.0)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Norfolk

42 applications for 24 places · 108th of 180 in Norfolk

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

67%met the expected standard

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 3 December 2024Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

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

1.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 below Norfolk median (2.0) 0.4 below England median (2.2)

42 applications · 24 places offered · 23 named it first

2026 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2025 1.8; Norfolk median median 2.0
2024 1.4; Norfolk median median 1.7
2023 1.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2022 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2021 2.6; Norfolk median median 1.7
2020 1.8; Norfolk median median 1.7
2019 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2018 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.7
2017 2.0; Norfolk median median 1.6
2016 1.3; Norfolk median median 1.6
2015 1.5; Norfolk median median 1.7
2014 1.1; 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	24	42	1.8	23	0.96
Sep 2025	30	53	1.8	31	1.03
Sep 2024	30	43	1.4	31	1.03
Sep 2023	30	49	1.6	30	1.00
Sep 2022	24	48	2.0	24	1.00
Sep 2021	30	77	2.6	44	1.47
Sep 2020	30	55	1.8	36	1.20
Sep 2019	21	41	2.0	20	0.95
Sep 2018	30	60	2.0	37	1.23
Sep 2017	30	61	2.0	45	1.50
Sep 2016	30	38	1.3	28	0.93
Sep 2015	30	44	1.5	33	1.10
Sep 2014	24	27	1.1	21	0.88

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 83% · Writing 73% · Maths 83% → all three 67% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard67%65th of 263 in Norfolk

Norfolk 57% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard83%

Norfolk 73% England 78%

Higher standard43%

Norfolk 30% England 33%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard73%

Norfolk 68% England 75%

Greater depth0%

Norfolk 7% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard83%

Norfolk 71% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Norfolk 19% England 24%

Average scaled score 106 (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	67%	0%	108	106
2023/24	76%	3%	107	106
2022/23	71%	10%	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

Coltishall Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Tunstead Primary School
3.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Frettenham Primary School
3.6 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2024

2.2applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
St John's Community Primary School and Nursery
4.1 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2025

1.5applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Buxton Primary School
4.7 km · Norfolk

Standards maintained2024

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Hainford VC Primary School
5.0 km · Norfolk

2026

1.9applications per place
Woodland View Junior School
5.3 km · Norfolk

Graded · no overall grade2024

67%met the SATs standard
Spixworth Infant School
5.5 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

1.3applications per place
Swanton Abbott Community Primary School
6.1 km · Norfolk

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 46%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: 121017 · 926/2415
Capacity: 210 pupils · 213 on roll
Free school meals: 11.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: St John's Close, Coltishall, Norwich, NR12 7HA
Local authority: Norfolk · Broadland

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