St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon is a primary school located in Abingdon. 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 20/11/2013. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading is above average, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.9%, which is 0.1 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Boxhill Walk, Abingdon

School Information

Address: Boxhill Walk, Abingdon, OX14 1HB
Website: http://www.stnicolasprimary.co.uk
Telephone: 01235520456
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Oxfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andrew Spooner
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 123166

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 20/11/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 436
Number of Pupils: 415
Number of Boys: 215
Number of Girls: 200

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.9% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.1% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 1.2 to 4.3
Writing
Average: -0.8 Confidence interval -2.2 to 0.7
Maths
Average: -0.1 Confidence interval -1.4 to 1.3

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:73%
England Average:65%

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

School:10%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:107
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:106
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon
Boxhill Walk , OX14 1HB
3out of 4 0 yd Voluntary controlled school No Mixed More About School
Dunmore Primary School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NR
3out of 4 593 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
St Edmund's Catholic Primary School
Radley Road , OX14 3PP
3out of 4 917 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Carswell Community Primary School
Bostock Road , OX14 1DP
3out of 4 947 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Rush Common School
Hendred Way , OX14 2AW
3out of 4 1,144 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
John Mason School
Wootton Road , OX14 1JB
3out of 4 311 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Fitzharrys School
Northcourt Road , OX14 1NP
3out of 4 557 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Larkmead School
Faringdon Road , OX14 1RF
3out of 4 1,219 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon and Witney College
Wootton Road , OX14 1GG
- not rated 472 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

All-through

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Europa School UK
Thame Lane , Culham OX14 3DZ
3out of 4 3,231 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Abingdon School
Park Road , OX14 1DE
- not rated 589 yd Other independent school No Boys More About School
Our Lady's Abingdon
Radley Road , OX14 3PS
- not rated 619 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
St Helen and St Katharine
Faringdon Road , OX20 1LZ
- not rated 933 yd Other independent school No Girls More About School
Kingfisher School
Radley Road , OX14 3RR
3out of 4 1,204 yd Academy special sponsor led Yes Mixed More About School
The Manor Preparatory School
Faringdon Road , Shippon OX13 6LN
- not rated 1,264 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.