Colby Primary School

NorfolkCommunity school

Bridge Road, Colby, Norwich, NR11 7EA

Headteacher: Mr Simon SmithSchool website ↗Pupils: 146 (capacity: 150)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
83% of first-choice applicants offered a place
75%
Reading, Writing & Maths
83%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
75.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
4.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 96%·Writing 75%·Maths 96%All three 75%
Reading
Expected96%
Exceeding64%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected75%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected96%
Exceeding39%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
19
How many families wanted this school first?
23
How many got their first choice?
19of 23 (82.6%)
How many applied in total?
46

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
11.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
0.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
21.0%
Boys and girls
46%girls·54%boys
67 girls, 79 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 93% (2018/19), currently 75%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1686.0%9.0%+0.9+4.8-1.2
2016/1788.0%38.0%+1.9+2.2+3.2
2017/1892.0%29.0%0.0+1.7+2.1
2018/1993.0%43.0%+1.3-0.3+2.0
2022/2371.0%0.0%+0.7-0.8-0.2
2023/2489.0%16.0%---
2024/2575.0%4.0%---