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Colman Junior School is an academy. It has about 240 boys and girls aged between 7 and 11. Ofsted last inspected the school in January 2012. The present school opened in 2024.
This school is a member of Unity Schools Partnership. (Other schools in this trust include Colman Infant School, Henderson Green Primary Academy, Valley Primary Academy, Heartsease Primary Academy and Robert Kett Primary School.)
Particular strengths include Representation and Environment. Relative weaknesses include Attainment and Finances.
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Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is in balance with the local community. Show details
Environment: Above average. Air pollution and traffic accidents are quite low, while crime is roughly average.
Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.
Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths is poor. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is below average.
Finances: Poor. This is because the school budget has been in deficit
Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is poor, in reading it is about average and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Attainment: Poor. Maths attainment is poor, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
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