St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

Type Primary / Voluntary aided school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Church of England
Address Church Green
Harpenden
Hertfordshire
AL5 2TP
Phone 01582623620
Reference Number 117434

General Makeup

Number of pupils 147
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 45.58%
Girls: 54.42%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 4.8%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 9.5%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.4
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 26
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 32.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 7 14 21
2 14 6 20
3 11 13 24
4 14 8 22
5 6 12 18
6 7 18 25

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 66%
Chinese 7.5%
White, Other 6.8%
African 6.1%
Mixed, Other 6.1%
White & Asian 2.7%
White & Black (African) 1.4%
Indian 0.7%
Unclassified 0.7%
Irish 0.7%
Pakistani 0.7%
Asian, Other 0.7%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2022-05-26
Date Description Report
2022-03-24 School inspection School inspection
2017-03-01 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-11-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2011-01-07 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2007-09-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2003-09-08 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 79% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 109 Unlock Unlock
Maths 109 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.8 Unlock Unlock
Writing 1.1 Unlock Unlock
Maths 3.5 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 14 1
Third Preference 14 1
From another Local Authority 3 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Harpenden Academy
25 Vaughan Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4EL
0.23 miles
St Hilda's School
28 Douglas Road, Harpenden, AL5 2ES
0.32 miles
St Dominic Catholic Primary School
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0.48 miles
Roundwood Primary School
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0.6 miles
Manland Primary School
Sauncey Avenue, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4QW
0.64 miles
Crabtree Infants' School
Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5PU
0.75 miles
Crabtree Junior School
Crabtree Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5PU
0.77 miles
The Lea Primary School and Nursery
Moorland Road, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4LE
0.88 miles
High Beeches Primary School
Aldwickbury Crescent, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 5SD
0.96 miles
The Grove Junior School
Dark Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 1QB
1.07 miles
Batford Nursery School
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1.11 miles
The Grove Infant and Nursery School
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1.11 miles
Sauncey Wood Primary School
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1.17 miles
Wood End School
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1.19 miles
Aldwickbury School
1.25 miles
Redbourn Primary School
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2.25 miles
St Helen's Church of England Primary School
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2.76 miles
Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery
Nurseries Road, Wheathampstead, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL4 8TP
3.01 miles
Margaret Wix Primary School
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3.26 miles
Flamstead Village School
Trowley Hill Road, Flamstead, 59 Trowley Hill Road, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, AL3 8DL
3.37 miles
Name Distance
St George's School
Sun Lane, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 4TD
0.42 miles
Roundwood Park School
Roundwood Park, Harpenden, Hertfordshire, AL5 3AE
0.65 miles
Sir John Lawes School
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0.66 miles
The King's School
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0.89 miles
Katherine Warington School
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0.92 miles
St Luke's School
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2.16 miles
Townsend Church of England School
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3.05 miles
St Albans Girls' School
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3.43 miles
Batchwood School
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3.65 miles
Heathlands School
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3.84 miles
Sandringham School
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3.86 miles
Chiltern Academy
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4.27 miles
St Albans High School for Girls
4.29 miles
St Albans School
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4.6 miles
Loreto College
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4.6 miles
Verulam School
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4.62 miles
The Astley Cooper School
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4.76 miles
St Albans Independent College
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4.82 miles
The Stockwood Park Academy
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4.9 miles
Beaumont School
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4.97 miles
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