St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
School rating
Requires improvement
Jun 10 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 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
Hertfordshire
Unique reference
117456
Address
Six Hills Way, SG2 0PZ

Pupils

Number of Pupils
212 (94% of total capacity)
Boys
54.7%
Girls
45.3%
First language not English
40.6%
Free school meals (FSM)
18.4%
Persistent absence
13.1%
Special education needs (SEN)
17.5%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 38.2%
Other White 21.2%
African 16%
Mixed 11.8%
Other Asian 3.3%
Indian 2.8%
Caribbean 1.9%
Chinese 1.4%
Other 1.4%
Other Black 0.9%
Irish 0.5%
Unclassified 0.5%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.2
WritingWell below average-3.5
MathsWell below average-3.6
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 33%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 7%
Local authority average 10%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 102
Local authority average 107
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 100
Local authority average 105
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
19
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
16
2nd preference
14
3rd preference
9
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
16
2nd preference
2
3rd preference
1
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes26.5
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher29
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
5
2
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
9
4
5
Reception, Full-time
25
18
7
Year 1
26
14
12
Year 2
29
12
17
Year 3
30
18
12
Year 4
27
14
13
Year 5
30
20
10
Year 6
29
11
18
Year 2024-2025

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