St Nicolas CofE Primary School is a primary school located in Brighton. 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 15/09/2016. According to tests results, the school's progress in writing and progress in maths are well above average, progress in reading is above average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.8%, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Locks Hill, Brighton, BN41 2LA
Website: www.stnicolas.brighton-hove.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01273418026
School Type: Voluntary aided school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Brighton and Hove
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Andy Richbell
Religious character: Church of England
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 114560

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/09/2016

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 436
Number of Pupils: 428
Number of Boys: 210
Number of Girls: 218

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.8% 4%
Persistent absence: 5.8% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Well Above Average: 2.3 Confidence interval 0.1 to 4.5
Writing
Well Above Average: 2.7 Confidence interval 0.7 to 4.8
Maths
Well Above Average: 4.6 Confidence interval 2.6 to 6.5

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:81%
England Average:65%

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

School:19%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:106
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:109
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4St Nicolas CofE Primary School
Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA
0 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School
2out of 4Brackenbury Primary School
Locks Hill, Portslade BN41 2LA
205 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Peter Gladwin Primary School
Drove Road, Portslade BN41 2PA
502 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Benfield Primary School
255 Old Shoreham Road, Portslade BN41 1XS
638 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4St Mary's Catholic Primary School
Church Road, Portslade BN41 1LB
1,038 yd Voluntary aided school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
3out of 4Portslade Aldridge Community Academy
Chalky Road, Portslade BN41 2WS
1,413 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
4out of 4Shoreham Academy
Kingston Lane, BN43 6YT
2,282 yd Academy sponsor led Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4King's School
Hangleton Way, BN3 8BN
2,502 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Blatchington Mill School
Nevill Avenue, BN3 7BW
2,749 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
3out of 4Hove Park School and Sixth Form Centre
Nevill Road, BN3 7BN
2,823 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
4out of 4Hill Park School
Foredown Road, Portslade BN41 2FU
553 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedDeepdene School
195 New Church Road, BN3 4ED
1,410 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School
- not ratedThe Lioncare School
87 Payne Avenue, BN3 5HD
2,242 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
3out of 4Herons Dale School
Hawkins Crescent, BN43 6TN
2,402 yd Community special school No Mixed More About School
- not ratedShoreham College
St Julian's Lane, Shoreham by Sea BN43 6YW
2,505 yd Other independent school Yes Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.