St Nicholas School is a school located in Purley. 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 22/05/2014. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading and progress in writing are average, progress in maths is below average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 8.4%, which is 4.4 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Reedham Drive, Purley

School Information

Address: Reedham Drive, Purley, CR8 4DS
Website: st-nicholas.croydon.sch.uk
Telephone: 02086604861
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Croydon
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Katie Goodwin
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 101854

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 22/05/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 130
Number of Pupils: 202
Number of Boys: 151
Number of Girls: 51

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 8.4% 4%
Persistent absence: 26.4% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.9 Confidence interval -4.9 to 1.1
Writing
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -2.9 to 2.7
Maths
Below Average: -2.7 Confidence interval -5.4 to -0.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

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

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Purley Nursery School
58 Pampisford Road , CR8 2NE
4out of 4 1,620 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Beaumont Primary School
Old Lodge Lane , CR8 4DN
4out of 4 90 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Harris Primary Academy Kenley
51 Little Roke Road , CR8 5NF
4out of 4 1,368 yd Academy sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
Woodcote Primary School
Dunsfold Rise , CR5 2ED
- not rated 1,413 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
New Valley Primary School
New Valley Primary School , Purley CR8 4AZ
3out of 4 1,713 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
The Hayes Primary School
Hayes Lane , CR8 5JN
3out of 4 1,724 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcote High School
Meadow Rise , CR5 2EH
3out of 4 1,538 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Thomas More Catholic School
Russell Hill Road , CR8 2XP
3out of 4 1,847 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
The John Fisher School
Peaks Hill , CR8 3YP
3out of 4 2,252 yd Voluntary aided school No Boys More About School
Riddlesdown Collegiate
Honister Heights , CR8 1EX
4out of 4 2,521 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Harris Academy Purley
Kendra Hall Road , CR2 6DT
4out of 4 3,096 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicholas School
Reedham Drive , CR8 4DS
3out of 4 0 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
St David's School
23-25 Woodcote Valley Road , CR8 3AL
- not rated 1,091 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
1 Woodcote Lane , CR8 3HB
- not rated 1,852 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Laleham Lea School
29 Peaks Hill , CR8 3JJ
- not rated 2,041 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
Cumnor House School
168 Pampisford Road , CR2 6DA
- not rated 2,559 yd Other independent school Yes Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.