St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School, Birchington

From the headteacher's welcome: "We are a one form entry school situated in the heart of the village of St. Nicholas at Wade at the edge of the Isle of Thanet. Our belief at St Nicholas is to ensure that each child should feel valued and heard."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:45am and after-school care, from £3.00 per day.

In 2025, 86% of Year 6 pupils at St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 79% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 77% and 73% in Kent and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 91% in reading and 97% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 38 families put St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School as their first choice and 83 named it as one of their preferences, for 30 places offered. That is 1.3 first choices for every place. 9 families who put it first were not offered a place there.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School are Monkton Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles, Good, 87% reading, 73% maths); Monkton Church of England Primary School (1.8 miles); Birchington Church of England Primary School (2.8 miles, Good, 70% reading, 65% maths); and Chislet Church of England Primary School (2.9 miles, Good, 67% reading, 80% maths).

St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

89 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School (as of September 2025): 96% would recommend the school, 98% say their child is happy there and 76% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (99%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (76%).

0.5% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (6%).

In 2026, 18 pupils (8.5%) received SEN support and 4 (1.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

The nearest railway station is Birchington-on-Sea Rail Station, about 2.8 miles away in a straight line.

3 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is The Oaks (on), 200 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 6 crimes within a mile of the school, most often vehicle crime, anti-social behaviour and other theft. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Kent (101).

In 2024/25, St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.5 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.