St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Oxford. 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 25/04/2018. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in maths are average, progress in writing is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Raymund Road, Oxford, OX3 0PJ
Website: www.stnicholasprimaryschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01865242838
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mrs Julie Holland
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123021

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 25/04/2018

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 417
Number of Boys: 250
Number of Girls: 167

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 6.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Below Average: 0.3 Confidence interval -1.3 to 2
Writing
Below Average: -1.6 Confidence interval -3.1 to -0.1
Maths
Average: 1.1 Confidence interval -0.3 to 2.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:67%
England Average:65%

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

School:12%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:108
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
Raymund Road , OX3 0PJ
3out of 4 0 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
New Marston Primary School
Copse Lane , Headington OX3 0AY
1out of 4 900 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
Headley Way , Headington OX3 7SX
3out of 4 1,198 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Michael's CofE Primary School
Marston Road , Marston OX3 0EJ
3out of 4 1,568 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
143 Woodstock Road , OX2 7PH
3out of 4 2,116 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Swan School
Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7WP
- not rated 121 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
The Cherwell School
Marston Ferry Road , OX2 7EE
4out of 4 1,551 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Cheney School
Cheney Lane , Headington OX3 7QH
3out of 4 2,563 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Ruskin College
Dunstan Road , Old Headington OX3 9BZ
- not rated 1,905 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Oxfordshire Hospital School
C/O St Nicholas Primary , Raymund Road OX3 0PJ
4out of 4 26 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
Meadowbrook College
Raymund Road , Old Marston OX3 0PG
3out of 4 121 yd Academy alternative provision converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Dragon School
Bardwell Road , OX2 6SS
- not rated 1,418 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Oxford High School
Belbroughton Road , Oxford OX2 6XA
- not rated 1,557 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Rye St Antony
Pullen's Lane , Oxford OX3 0BY
- not rated 1,737 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.