St Nicolas CofE Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Nov 15 2022 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Church of England
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Brighton and Hove
- Unique reference
- 114560
- Address
- Locks Hill, Portslade, BN41 2LA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 428 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 54.9%
- Girls
- 45.1%
- First language not English
- 7.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 16.6%
- Persistent absence
- 9.3%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 19.2%
White British 82.5%
Mixed 8%
Other White 4%
Other 2.3%
African 1.4%
Unclassified 0.9%
Indian 0.7%
Irish 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage-0.3
WritingWell below average-3.8
MathsAverage-0.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 4%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 107
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
St Nicolas CofE Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 52
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 44
- 3rd preference
- 28
- From another Local Authority
- 6
Offers
- 1st preference
- 49
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 2
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.3 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 31.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 57 21 36 |
| Year 1 | 59 42 17 |
| Year 2 | 60 37 23 |
| Year 3 | 61 36 25 |
| Year 4 | 64 27 37 |
| Year 5 | 63 35 28 |
| Year 6 | 64 37 27 |