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EnglandNorth WestHyndburnBB5 4DNSt Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Primary

St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

Primary

Hyndburn · Accrington · BB5 4DN www.st-nicholas.lancs.sch.uk

Pupils
191
cap. 210
Ages
5 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
191
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
68%
RWM expected · 2024/25
4%
RWM higher · 2024/25
191
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
13%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Local authorityLancashire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio21.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Nicholas Church of England Primary School · Primary · Lancashire

Finance£7801 spend / pupil£7919 income / pupil2024-25 · CFRView on FBIT

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
68%
+15pp
82%68%53%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 68%
RWM higher standard
4%
+1pp
14%7%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 4%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
68%
Reading higher standard
25%
Writing expected standard
71%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
82%
Maths higher standard
25%
Science expected standard
79%
SPAG expected standard
68%
LA AVG 73.4%
SPAG higher standard
18%
LA AVG 26.71%
Reading scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 105.15
Maths scaled score
104.0
LA AVG 104.17
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
191
Pupil : teacher ratio
21.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
36%
SEN
28%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
13%

Contact

Address
St Nicholas Road, Church, Accrington, BB5 4DN
Local authority
Lancashire
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
2024/2568%4%68%25%71%7%82%25%79%68%104.0104.0103.028%191
2023/2453%3%67%10%80%10%70%10%83%57%103.0102.0101.021%198
2022/2382%14%86%27%91%14%91%32%86%86%105.0107.0106.0-0.70+0.90+1.7020%191
2018/1957%5%67%14%76%10%81%14%90%81%102.0103.0106.0-2.90-1.80-2.2020%187
2017/1866%0%79%21%79%17%79%7%90%83%104.0103.0105.0-1.00-0.60-1.7026%192
2016/1750%4%50%14%86%14%71%7%75%68%101.0101.0103.0-2.60+2.10-2.5027%187

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
2024/2519124.128%16%36%5%13%
2023/2419824.321%12%39%6%14%
2022/2319119.820%7%38%6%17%
2021/2219723.039%6%35%6%20%
2020/2120121.420%4%41%
2018/1918722.920%6%40%4%13%
2017/1819217.926%3%48%5%13%
2016/1718719.327%4%42%4%12%

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