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EnglandEast of EnglandSt AlbansAL5 2TPSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Primary

St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

Primary

St Albans · Harpenden · AL5 2TP www.stnicholasce.org

Pupils
154
cap. 154
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
91%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
154
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
91%
RWM expected · 2024/25
5%
RWM higher · 2024/25
154
Pupils · 2024/25
16%
EAL · 2024/25
5%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 24/03/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityHertfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio22.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School · Primary · Hertfordshire

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
91%
+23pp
96%82%68%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 91%
RWM higher standard
5%
+1pp
14%9%4%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 5%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
100%
Reading higher standard
86%
Writing expected standard
95%
Writing higher standard
9%
Maths expected standard
95%
Maths higher standard
64%
Science expected standard
95%
SPAG expected standard
100%
SPAG higher standard
77%
Reading scaled score
114.0
Maths scaled score
110.0
GPS scaled score
112.0

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
154
Pupil : teacher ratio
22.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
16%
FSM eligible
4%
SEN
7%
Overall absence
3%
Persistent absence
5%

Contact

Address
Church Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TP
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
2024/2591%5%100%86%95%9%95%64%95%100%114.0110.0112.07%154
2023/2468%4%92%44%84%4%84%32%72%96%109.0107.0108.010%147
2022/2379%8%83%50%92%13%96%54%96%88%109.0109.0108.0+2.80+1.10+3.508%147
2018/1991%14%100%55%91%32%100%45%100%100%110.0110.0113.0+3.30+0.50+2.408%142
2017/1896%13%100%65%96%22%100%48%96%100%111.0111.0113.0+0.80-2.70+1.208%152
2016/1791%18%100%59%95%32%95%59%100%95%112.0110.0113.0+2.40-0.60+1.808%154

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
2024/2515422.67%16%4%3%5%
2023/2414721.610%10%5%3%5%
2022/2314718.88%14%3%4%6%
2021/2214519.610%8%2%4%2%
2020/2114524.68%4%3%
2018/1914222.58%0%1%3%
2017/1815222.78%0%2%
2016/1715424.48%1%0%2%

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