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EnglandSouth WestExeterEX1 3EGSt Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Primary

St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

Primary

Exeter · Exeter · EX1 3EG http://www.st-nicholas-exeter.devon.sch.uk/website

Pupils
326
cap. 327
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
326
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
32%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
326
Pupils · 2024/25
24%
EAL · 2024/25
12%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Not judged

Ofsted inspection · 24/09/2024

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityDevon
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio19.7:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterRoman Catholic
StatusOpen

Overview of St Nicholas Catholic Primary School · Primary · Devon

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
32%
-14pp
65%49%32%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 32%
RWM higher standard
0%
-5pp
13%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
34%
Writing expected standard
45%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
64%
Maths higher standard
11%
Science expected standard
81%
SPAG expected standard
53%
SPAG higher standard
15%
Reading scaled score
104.0
Maths scaled score
101.0
GPS scaled score
101.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
326
Pupil : teacher ratio
19.7
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
24%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
24%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
12%

Contact

Address
Ringswell Avenue, Exeter, EX1 3EG
Local authority
Devon
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2532%0%66%34%45%0%64%11%81%53%104.0101.0101.024%326
2023/2446%5%59%19%62%16%59%8%73%65%101.0100.0102.021%313
2022/2358%6%67%25%65%15%65%10%69%60%104.0102.0102.0-1.40-0.50-1.9020%313
2018/1965%13%79%31%73%17%69%19%75%75%105.0102.0105.0-0.60-2.20-3.9027%319
2017/1860%11%81%34%77%19%72%17%81%77%106.0103.0104.0-0.30-1.30-1.8032%339
2016/1753%7%74%19%72%23%58%23%72%74%103.0101.0105.0-0.90-0.10-3.2029%338

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2532626.224%24%17%5%12%
2023/2431323.321%21%16%5%10%
2022/2331321.320%21%17%5%11%
2021/2232019.824%18%14%6%13%
2020/2130319.721%19%13%
2018/1931920.527%18%13%3%6%
2017/1833920.232%19%12%3%6%
2016/1733820.229%20%11%3%4%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.