St Nicholas CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Wantage. 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 13/09/2017. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is well below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.4%, which is 1.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Sarajac Avenue, Wantage, OX12 9RY
Website: www.st-nicholas-pri.oxon.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01235763858
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Heather Richards
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 141459

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/09/2017

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 5 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 105
Number of Pupils: 99
Number of Boys: 57
Number of Girls: 42

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 10.7% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -3.7 Confidence interval -7.5 to 0.2
Writing
Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -5.1 to 1.9
Maths
Well Below Average: -7.7 Confidence interval -11 to -4.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:20%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:101
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:97
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Sarajac Avenue , East Challow OX12 9RY 		3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Stockham Primary School
Stockham Way , OX12 9HL 		4out of 4 1,509 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
The Ridgeway Church of England (C) Primary School
West Street , Childrey OX12 9UL 		3out of 4 2,225 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Wantage Church of England Primary School
Newbury Street , OX12 8DJ 		3out of 4 2,294 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Charlton Primary School
Charlton Village Road , OX12 7HG 		3out of 4 3,272 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
King Alfred's
Portway , OX12 9BY 		2out of 4 1,930 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Fitzwaryn School
Denchworth Road , OX12 9ET 		4out of 4 1,965 yd Academy special converter Yes Mixed More About School
Huckleberry Therapeutic School
Manor Farm, Manor Road , OX12 8HJ 		- not rated 3,145 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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