St Nicholas CofE Primary

St Nicholas CofE Primary School demonstrates a good overall performance with notable strengths in its early years provision, which is rated as outstanding. The school's vision of 'dream big, shine bright' is reflected in its welcoming atmosphere and the strong relationships fostered among pupils and staff. They effectively meet the diverse needs of pupils, including those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), and have garnered positive feedback from parents about the guidance their children receive. The school's leadership is proactive in raising staff wellbeing and managing workloads, contributing to a supportive environment for education.

Strengths

• High expectations set by leaders
• Effective support for pupils with SEND
• Strong reading program that helps pupils catch up
• Pupils take on leadership roles to promote positive initiatives
• Nurturing and caring school environment

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent checks on pupil understanding in key stage 1 and 2
• Low participation in extra-curricular activities

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 Nicholas CofE Primary attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 9.3% 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, 0.5% of pupils at St Nicholas CofE Primary 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 Nicholas CofE Primary had 22.1 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 9.9% 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, 15.0% of pupils at St Nicholas CofE Primary were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 3.1% 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 Nicholas CofE Primary received £6,629 and spent £6,522 for each of its 427 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £242,000 (£567 per pupil).

Across all 10 schools of Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust, income was £7,198 and spending £7,180 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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All schools in Alcester · Warwickshire local authority: places and applications

St Nicholas CofE Primary is part of Arden Forest C of E Multi Academy Trust, which runs 10 schools. The nearest others:

• Coughton CofE Primary School Alcester
• Temple Grafton CofE Primary School Alcester
• Studley Infants' School Studley
• Wootton Wawen CofE Primary School Henley-In-Arden
• Henley-In-Arden CofE Primary School Henley-In-Arden
• Tanworth-in-Arden CofE Primary School Solihull
• The Ferncumbe CofE Primary School Warwick
• St Nicholas CofE Primary School Kenilworth
• Harbury CofE Primary School Leamington Spa

What is St Nicholas CofE Primary's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Nicholas CofE Primary is Good, from an inspection in June 2024.

When was St Nicholas CofE Primary last inspected by Ofsted?

St Nicholas CofE Primary was last inspected in June 2024.

How many pupils does St Nicholas CofE Primary have?

St Nicholas CofE Primary has 413 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Nicholas CofE Primary cover?

St Nicholas CofE Primary for pupils aged 4 to 11.

What are St Nicholas CofE Primary's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 52% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Nicholas CofE Primary?

St Nicholas CofE Primary is at St Faith's Road, Alcester, Warwickshire, B49 6AG.