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EnglandEast of EnglandStevenageSG2 0PZSt Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
Primary

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

Primary

Stevenage · Stevenage · SG2 0PZ http://www.stnicholas120.herts.sch.uk/

Pupils
212
cap. 240
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
31%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
212
Pupils · 2024/25
41%
EAL · 2024/25
14%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Requires improvement

Ofsted inspection · 22/02/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio20.9:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
31%
-2pp
72%52%31%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 31%
RWM higher standard
0%
-7pp
7%4%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
66%
Reading higher standard
21%
Writing expected standard
52%
Writing higher standard
7%
Maths expected standard
34%
Maths higher standard
0%
Science expected standard
55%
SPAG expected standard
55%
SPAG higher standard
17%
Reading scaled score
101.0
Maths scaled score
97.0
GPS scaled score
102.0

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
212
Pupil : teacher ratio
20.9
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
41%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
22%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
14%

Contact

Address
Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG2 0PZ
Local authority
Hertfordshire
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
2024/2531%0%66%21%52%7%34%0%55%55%101.097.0102.022%212
2023/2433%7%48%26%52%11%52%19%56%59%102.0100.0103.014%224
2022/2333%3%57%20%50%10%40%23%50%67%102.0101.0105.0-3.20-3.50-3.6015%228
2018/1972%7%86%28%83%14%86%24%79%97%106.0106.0108.0-0.10-1.70-0.3012%224
2017/1845%7%76%21%66%10%52%14%79%72%104.0101.0104.0-1.20-2.10-3.0014%230
2016/1761%9%61%26%74%17%65%17%78%78%103.0104.0107.0-2.60-2.20-1.6014%211

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
2024/2521219.222%41%20%5%14%
2023/2422421.414%39%24%6%20%
2022/2322822.315%32%23%6%19%
2021/2221119.418%28%22%7%21%
2020/2122320.817%30%18%
2018/1922420.212%31%23%4%8%
2017/1823021.014%31%22%5%9%
2016/1721120.814%34%16%4%6%

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