St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Oct 8 2024 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
4 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Unique reference
142814
Address
Fairfield Road, TN28 8BP

Pupils

Number of Pupils
411 (95% of total capacity)
Boys
50.6%
Girls
49.4%
First language not English
3.9%
Free school meals (FSM)
38.9%
Persistent absence
16.2%
Special education needs (SEN)
15.3%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 90.8%
Mixed 2.7%
Other White 2.2%
Gypsy/Roma 1.2%
Indian 1.2%
African 0.7%
Other 0.5%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Unclassified 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

ReadingAverage-0.8
WritingAbove average1.7
MathsBelow average-2.7
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 50%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%

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

School 5%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 105
Local authority average 106
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 102
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
60
Status
Oversubscribed
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
69
2nd preference
23
3rd preference
7
From another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
60
2nd preference
0
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
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher29.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher28.4
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
60
26
34
Year 1
58
38
20
Year 2
62
26
36
Year 3
62
34
28
Year 4
63
30
33
Year 5
49
27
22
Year 6
57
27
30
Year 2024-2025