St Nicholas Church of England Primary School is a primary school located in Accrington. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 08/02/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are average, progress in reading is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.1%, which is 0.1 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: St Nicholas Road, Accrington, BB5 4DN
Website: www.st-nicholas.lancs.sch.uk
Telephone: 01254381875
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Lancashire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Victoria Axon
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 119447

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 08/02/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 196
Number of Pupils: 201
Number of Boys: 108
Number of Girls: 93

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -2.9 Confidence interval -5.6 to -0.2
Writing
Average: -1.8 Confidence interval -4.3 to 0.6
Maths
Average: -2.2 Confidence interval -4.6 to 0.2

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:57%
England Average:65%

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

School:5%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:102
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:103
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fairfield Nursery School
Fairfield Street , BB5 0LD
4out of 4 1,471 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School
Lee Royd Nursery School
Royds Street , BB5 2LH
3out of 4 2,321 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 Church of England Primary School
St Nicholas Road , Church BB5 4DN
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Accrington Hyndburn Park Primary School
Park Road , BB5 1ST
3out of 4 704 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Primary School, Church
Bradshaw Row , Church BB5 4HG
2out of 4 705 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Accrington St Mary Magdalen's Church of England Primary School
Devonshire Street , BB5 1DW
3out of 4 1,174 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Accrington Spring Hill Community Primary School
Exchange Street , BB5 0JD
3out of 4 1,527 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Accrington St Christopher's Church of England High School
Queen's Road West , BB5 4AY
3out of 4 607 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Accrington Academy
Queens Road West , BB5 4FF
3out of 4 931 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Rhyddings
Haworth Street , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3EA
2out of 4 1,735 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Mount Carmel Roman Catholic High School, Hyndburn
Wordsworth Road , BB5 0LU
2out of 4 1,832 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The Hyndburn Academy
Stourton Street , Rishton BB1 4ED
1out of 4 2,852 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oswaldtwistle School
Union Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3DA
3out of 4 1,578 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Oswaldtwistle White Ash School
Thwaites Road , Oswaldtwistle BB5 4QG
4out of 4 2,455 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Broadfield Specialist School
Fielding Lane , Oswaldtwistle BB5 3BE
4out of 4 2,556 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
Heathland Private School
Broadoak , Sandy Lane BB5 2AN
- not rated 2,564 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.