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EnglandSouth EastFolkestone and HytheTN28 8BPSt Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy
Primary

St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy

Primary

Folkestone and Hythe · New Romney · TN28 8BP www.st-nicholas-newromney.kent.sch.uk

Pupils
411
cap. 434
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
56%
RWM expected · 2024/25
2%
RWM higher · 2024/25
411
Pupils · 2024/25
4%
EAL · 2024/25
16%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityKent
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio22.1:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy · Primary · Kent

Finance£6871 spend / pupil£7212 income / pupil2024-25 · AARView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
56%
+6pp
56%47%37%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 56%
RWM higher standard
2%
-3pp
7%5%2%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 2%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
78%
Reading higher standard
31%
Writing expected standard
78%
Writing higher standard
15%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
5%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
71%
LA AVG 70.35%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 24.79%
Reading scaled score
105.0
LA AVG 105.82
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.19
GPS scaled score
103.0

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
411
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.1
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
4%
FSM eligible
39%
SEN
20%
Overall absence
6%
Persistent absence
16%

Contact

Address
Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8BP
Local authority
Kent
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
2024/2556%2%78%31%78%15%73%5%95%71%105.0104.0103.020%411
2023/2450%5%77%20%77%9%63%9%91%55%105.0102.0101.018%399
2022/2353%7%71%25%82%18%67%9%91%64%104.0101.0102.0-0.80+1.70-2.7018%396
2018/1952%5%66%24%72%19%64%12%67%62%103.0102.0102.0+1.60+1.50+0.1012%347
2017/1837%2%61%22%71%20%43%4%82%47%102.098.0101.0-2.90-0.50-6.10321
2016/1750%4%58%21%75%25%65%8%79%56%102.0100.0102.0-0.70+1.10-2.809%328

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
2024/2541120.320%4%39%6%16%
2023/2439918.918%3%40%6%15%
2022/2339619.818%2%36%7%20%
2021/2236920.516%3%39%7%24%
2020/2134118.919%3%38%
2018/1934722.412%2%34%5%13%
2017/1820.24%15%
2016/1732820.49%2%33%5%10%

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