St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

Type Primary / Academy sponsor led
Age Range 3-11
Religion Roman Catholic
Address Ringswell Avenue
Exeter
Devon
EX1 3EG
Phone 01392445403
Reference Number 139394

General Makeup

Number of pupils 313
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 52.72%
Girls: 47.28%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 15.2%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 20.8%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 24.2

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 17 18 35
2 22 15 37
3 29 21 50
4 24 16 40
5 18 29 47
6 17 16 33

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 61.7%
White, Other 18.2%
Indian 6.1%
African 3.8%
White & Asian 2.6%
Chinese 1.9%
Unclassified 1.3%
Asian, Other 1%
Mixed, Other 0.6%
Caribbean 0.3%

Overall Ofsted Rating As of September 2024, Ofsted no longer give a one word rating for schools. See our blog post for more details.
Last Inspection Date 2024-10-21
Date Description Report
2024-09-24 School inspection School inspection
2018-11-27 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2015-02-25 Full inspection: Full inspection:

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 58% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 6% 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 104 Unlock Unlock
Maths 102 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 -1.4 Unlock Unlock
Writing -0.5 Unlock Unlock
Maths -1.9 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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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 11 3
Third Preference 13 2
From another Local Authority 2 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
Whipton Barton Junior School
Whipton Barton Junior School, Hill Lane, Whipton, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3JP
0.55 miles
Whipton Barton Infants and Nursery School
Whipton Barton Infant and Nursery School, Hiil Lane, Whipton, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3JP
0.59 miles
Woodwater Academy
Woodwater Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AW
0.6 miles
Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School
Royal Crescent, Clyst Heath, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7QT
0.79 miles
Monkerton Community Primary School
Sestertius Road, Monkerton, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3WS
0.85 miles
St Michael's Church of England Primary Academy
South Lawn Terrace, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2SN
0.87 miles
Willowbrook School
Summer Lane, Beacon Heath, Exeter, Devon, EX4 8NN
0.94 miles
Chestnut Nursery
Magnolia Avenue, Exeter, EX2 6DJ
1.06 miles
Ladysmith Infant & Nursery School
Ladysmith Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2PS
1.1 miles
Ladysmith Junior School
Pretoria Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2PT
1.13 miles
Pinhoe Church of England Primary School & Nursery
Harrington Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX4 8PE
1.2 miles
Wynstream Primary School Academy
Burnthouse Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX2 6AY
1.22 miles
Newtown Primary School
Clifton Road, Exeter, Devon, EX1 2BP
1.51 miles
Stoke Hill Infant and Nursery School
Stoke Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7DB
1.53 miles
Stoke Hill Junior School
Stoke Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX4 7DP
1.62 miles
Trinity CofE Primary and Nursery School
Fish Street, Exeter, Devon, EX2 7TR
1.66 miles
Clyst St Mary Primary School
Clyst St Mary, Exeter, Devon, EX5 1BG
1.68 miles
St Leonard's (CofE) Primary School (VC)
St Leonard's Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NQ
1.71 miles
Westclyst Community Primary School
Maddick Road, Westclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3YG
1.73 miles
St Sidwell's Church of England Primary School & Nursery
York Road, St Sidwell's Ce Primary School and Nursery, Exeter, Devon, EX4 6PG
1.77 miles
Name Distance
St Peter's Church of England Aided School
Quarry Lane, Heavitree, Exeter, Devon, EX2 5AP
0.39 miles
St Luke's Church of England School
Harts Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RD
0.55 miles
Vranch House School
Pinhoe Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 8AD
0.65 miles
Ellen Tinkham School
Hollow Lane, Pinhoe, Exeter, Devon, EX1 3RW
0.71 miles
St James School
Summer Lane, Exeter, Devon, EX4 8NN
1.09 miles
Exeter School
Victoria Park Road, Exeter, EX2 4NS
1.25 miles
Southbrook School
Bishop Westall Road, Topsham Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 6JB
1.36 miles
Magdalen Court School
Victoria Park Road, Exeter, Devon, EX2 4NU
1.47 miles
Atkinson Secure Children's Home
Care of: Devon County Council, Exeter, EX2 4QD
1.6 miles
Isca
Earl Richards Road South, Exeter, Devon, EX2 6AP
1.61 miles
The Maynard School
Denmark Road, Exeter, EX1 1SJ
1.61 miles
Exeter Mathematics School
ROUGEMONT HOUSE, CASTLE ROAD, EXETER, DEVON, EX4 3PU
1.99 miles
St Wilfrid's School
25-29 St David's Hill, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4DA
2.35 miles
Exeter College
Hele Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4JS
2.38 miles
Belong School Devon
Grace Road West, Marsh Barton, Exeter, Devon, EX2 8PU
2.61 miles
West Exe School
Hatherleigh Road, Exeter, EX2 9JU
2.7 miles
Thomas Hall School
Cowley Bridge Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 5AD
2.95 miles
Clyst Vale Community College
Station Road, Broadclyst, Exeter, Devon, EX5 3AJ
3.06 miles
Matford Brook Academy
March Close, Matford, Exeter, Devon, EX2 0BZ
3.09 miles
Barley Lane School
Barley Lane, St Thomas, Exeter, Devon, EX4 1TA
3.38 miles
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