St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is a primary school located in Harpenden. 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 16/11/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is well above average, progress in maths is above average, progress in writing is average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 2.8%, which is 1.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Church Green, Harpenden

School Information

Address: Church Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TP
Website: www.stnicholasce.org
Telephone: 01582623620
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Hertfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Ms Rizelle Crouch
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 117434

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 16/11/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 147
Number of Pupils: 145
Number of Boys: 66
Number of Girls: 79

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.8% 4%
Persistent absence: SUPP% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 3.3 Confidence interval 0.8 to 5.9
Writing
Average: 0.5 Confidence interval -1.9 to 2.9
Maths
Above Average: 2.4 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.6

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:91%
England Average:65%

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

School:14%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:110
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
Batford Nursery School
Holcroft Road , AL5 5BQ 		4out of 4 1,959 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 CofE VA Primary School
Church Green , AL5 2TP 		3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
Harpenden Academy
25 Vaughan Road , AL5 4EL 		3out of 4 399 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
St Dominic Catholic Primary School
St Dominic Catholic Primary School , Southdown Road AL5 1PF 		4out of 4 842 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Roundwood Primary School
Roundwood Park , AL5 3AD 		4out of 4 1,055 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Manland Primary School
Sauncey Avenue , AL5 4QW 		3out of 4 1,119 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St George's School
Sun Lane , AL5 4TD 		4out of 4 737 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park , AL5 3AE 		4out of 4 1,136 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Sir John Lawes School
Manland Way , AL5 4QP 		4out of 4 1,157 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Katherine Warington School
Lower Luton Road , AL5 5FH 		- not rated 1,623 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Hilda's School
28 Douglas Road , AL5 2ES 		- not rated 562 yd Other independent school Yes Girls More About School
The King's School
Elmfield , Ambrose Lane AL5 4DU 		- not rated 1,557 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Aldwickbury School
Aldwickbury School , Wheathampstead Road AL5 1AD 		- not rated 2,190 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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