St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School

St Nicolas’ Church of England Combined School remains a good school, with a strong emphasis on fostering an inclusive and supportive environment for all pupils. The school prides itself on its welcoming atmosphere, where safety and community values are upheld. Leaders have high expectations, and pupils generally achieve well, particularly in reading, aided by a carefully structured curriculum and effective support for those struggling. While there are notable strengths in the curriculum and teaching, some areas need development to ensure consistency across all subjects, particularly in checking pupils’ understanding and deepening knowledge.

Strengths

• Pupils feel safe and proud to attend the school.
• There is a strong focus on inclusivity and community.
• Leaders set high expectations for all pupils.
• Teachers have good subject knowledge and engage pupils effectively.
• The reading curriculum is well-structured and effectively implemented.
• Pupils with SEND receive appropriate support and adaptations.
• Leaders prioritize pupils' wider development through various clubs and activities.

Areas for Improvement

• In a few subjects, tasks do not deepen pupils' understanding effectively.
• Some teachers do not consistently check pupils' prior knowledge adequately.
• Gaps in knowledge are occasionally missed in foundation subjects.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School attended 95.7% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.2% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.0% of pupils at St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School had 22.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 3.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.7% of pupils at St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.3% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School received £6,181 and spent £6,181 for each of its 216 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £102,000 (£472 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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What is St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School is Good, from an inspection in September 2023.

When was St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School was last inspected in September 2023.

How many pupils does St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School have?

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School has 217 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School cover?

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 77% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School?

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School is at Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire, SL6 0ET.