St Nicolas C.E. Junior School is a primary school located in Newbury. 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 13/05/2015. 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 2.9%, which is 1.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Link Road, Newbury, RG14 7LU
Website: http://www.stnics.w-berks.sch.uk
Telephone: 0163541282
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: West Berkshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Keith Harvey
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 110013

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 13/05/2015

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 7 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 256
Number of Pupils: 256
Number of Boys: 126
Number of Girls: 130

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 2.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.7
Writing
Average: -0.9 Confidence interval -2.3 to 0.5
Maths
Below Average: -2.5 Confidence interval -3.8 to -1.1

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:66%
England Average:65%

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

School:9%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:104
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Victoria Park Nursery School & Family Hub
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4out of 4 1,013 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Link Road , RG14 7LU
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
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3out of 4 666 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
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The Willows Primary School
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2out of 4 1,335 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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3out of 4 1,436 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Bartholomew's School
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3out of 4 762 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Trinity School
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16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Newbury College
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- not rated 1,752 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Icollege Alternative Provision
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3out of 4 411 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Engaging Potential
Progress House , 79 Gaywood Drive RG14 2PR
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The Castle School
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4out of 4 2,369 yd Community special school Yes Mixed More About School
St Gabriel's School
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School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.