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EnglandSouth EastBrighton and HoveBN41 2LASt Nicolas CofE Primary School
Primary

St Nicolas CofE Primary School

Primary

Brighton and Hove · Brighton · BN41 2LA www.stnicolas.brighton-hove.sch.uk/

Pupils
428
cap. 436
Ages
4 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Maintained school
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
428
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
59%
RWM expected · 2024/25
0%
RWM higher · 2024/25
428
Pupils · 2024/25
7%
EAL · 2024/25
8%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good

Ofsted inspection · 15/11/2022

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityBrighton and Hove
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio28.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen

Overview of St Nicolas CofE Primary School · Primary · Brighton and Hove

How does this school perform?

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

RWM expected standard
59%
-8pp
81%63%45%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 59%
RWM higher standard
0%
-4pp
19%10%0%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 0%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
73%
Reading higher standard
33%
Writing expected standard
70%
Writing higher standard
0%
Maths expected standard
73%
Maths higher standard
27%
Science expected standard
84%
SPAG expected standard
63%
SPAG higher standard
14%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
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
428
Pupil : teacher ratio
28.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
7%
FSM eligible
17%
SEN
23%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
8%

Contact

Address
Locks Hill, Portslade, Brighton, BN41 2LA
Local authority
Brighton and Hove
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
2024/2559%0%73%33%70%0%73%27%84%63%105.0104.0102.023%428
2023/2467%4%75%37%77%4%81%25%88%68%107.0105.0105.022%421
2022/2345%2%70%23%55%2%73%19%83%67%104.0103.0101.0-0.30-3.80-0.6020%424
2018/1981%19%84%39%90%26%94%45%81%90%106.0109.0107.0+2.30+2.70+4.6011%395
2017/1879%15%83%35%88%23%85%23%85%79%107.0105.0105.0+1.10+0.70+0.209%388
2016/1762%6%70%16%81%14%76%24%84%78%103.0104.0106.0-2.30-1.00-1.2010%385

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
2024/2542829.323%7%17%4%8%
2023/2442126.122%6%17%5%10%
2022/2342426.720%6%17%5%12%
2021/2242325.616%6%17%6%16%
2020/2142826.815%7%18%
2018/1939522.811%6%17%4%6%
2017/1838823.19%6%19%4%6%
2016/1738520.510%8%20%4%8%

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