St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is a primary school located in Sutton Coldfield. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are outstanding. The school inspection was carried out on 04/03/2009. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in maths is average, progress in writing is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.6%, which is 1.4 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield

School Information

Address: Jockey Road, Sutton Coldfield, B73 5US
Website: www.stnicholassutton.org.uk/
Telephone: 01213552649
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Birmingham
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Neil Porter
Religious character: Roman Catholic
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 140529

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 04/03/2009

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 210
Number of Pupils: 210
Number of Boys: 118
Number of Girls: 92

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.6% 4%
Persistent absence: 1.6% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Below Average: 3 Confidence interval 0.7 to 5.2
Writing
Well Below Average: -2.6 Confidence interval -4.6 to -0.6
Maths
Average: 1.5 Confidence interval -0.4 to 3.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:83%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:17%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:111
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:110
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Osborne Nursery School
Station Road , Erdington B23 6UB
3out of 4 2,776 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas Catholic Primary School
Jockey Road , B73 5US
4out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Boldmere Junior School
Cofield Road , Boldmere B73 5SD
4out of 4 685 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Boldmere Infant School and Nursery
Cofield Road , B73 5SD
4out of 4 685 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Wylde Green Primary School
Green Lanes , B73 5JL
3out of 4 1,649 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Holland House Infant School and Nursery
Holland Road , B72 1RE
4out of 4 1,698 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sutton Coldfield Grammar School for Girls
Jockey Road , B73 5PT
4out of 4 930 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
Plantsbrook School
Upper Holland Road , B72 1RB
3out of 4 1,920 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Bishop Walsh Catholic School
Wylde Green Road , B76 1QT
3out of 4 2,160 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Edmund Campion Catholic School
Sutton Road , Erdington B23 5XA
- not rated 2,491 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Bishop Vesey's Grammar School
Lichfield Road , B74 2NH
4out of 4 2,676 yd Academy converter No Boys More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oscott Academy
St Martins's Church Centre , 140 Witton Lodge Road B23 5AP
- not rated 2,461 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Highclare School
10 Sutton Road , Erdington B23 6QL
- not rated 2,683 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
The Bridge School
Coppice View Road , Sutton Coldfield B73 6UE
3out of 4 2,824 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wilson Stuart School
Perry Common Road , Erdington B23 7AT
4out of 4 2,973 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Wilson Stuart University College Birmingham Partnership Trust
Perry Common Road , B23 7AT
- not rated 2,973 yd Special post 16 institution Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.