St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School and Nursery

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Jul 2 2024 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
Norfolk
Unique reference
121093
Address
St Nicholas Road, NR30 1NL

Pupils

Number of Pupils
421 (98% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
50.1%
Free school meals (FSM)
52%
Persistent absence
12.6%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.2%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 48%
Other White 32.1%
Mixed 9.5%
African 4%
Indian 1.9%
Other Asian 1%
Other 1%
Unclassified 1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Other Black 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average1.8
WritingAverage0.4
MathsWell above average3
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 57%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

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

School 2%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 104
Local authority average 104
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 103
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Nicholas Priory CofE VA Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
42
3rd preference
12
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
56
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
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 classes29.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.5
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.1
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
37
23
Year 1
58
33
25
Year 2
59
27
32
Year 3
63
35
28
Year 4
61
24
37
Year 5
59
27
32
Year 6
61
30
31
Year 2024-2025

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