St Nicholas CofE Primary School, Shepperton

Ofsted's report card from its 24 March 2026 inspection grades St Nicholas CofE Primary School on 7 areas: 4 strong standard and 3 expected standard. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Strong standard. "Pupils attend school well."

Early years - Strong standard. "Children in early years thrive and achieve highly."

Inclusion - Strong standard. "Leaders' commitment to meeting all pupils' needs is highly evident in the positive impact on their academic outcomes and wellbeing."

Personal development and wellbeing - Strong standard. "Pupils benefit in a multitude of ways from the school's extremely well-designed personal development programme."

Achievement - Expected standard. "Published data shows that pupils' attainment has been above the national average over the last 3 years."

Curriculum and teaching - Expected standard. "The school's curriculum is ambitious and interesting."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders have a clear and realistic view of the school's strengths and development areas."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "Leaders should strengthen the consistency of curriculum implementation across all subjects and year groups, so that pupils build knowledge and skills robustly through well‑established practice".

In 2025, 80% of Year 6 pupils at St Nicholas CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 76% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 81% and 79% in Surrey and 77% and 75% across England.

Results were similar in 2024 (81% in reading, 78% in maths).

For September 2026 entry, 52 families put St Nicholas CofE Primary School as their first choice and 111 named it as one of their preferences, for 54 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to St Nicholas CofE Primary School are Saxon Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 83% reading, 80% maths); Littleton CofE Infant School (0.9 miles, Good); St James CofE Primary School (1.3 miles, Good, 87% reading, 84% maths); and St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge (1.5 miles, Good, 97% reading, 97% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than St Nicholas CofE Primary School.

118 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Nicholas CofE Primary School (as of April 2026): 79% would recommend the school, 81% say their child is happy there and 52% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (81%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (52%).

13.9% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 7.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

The largest ethnic groups are White British (79%) and Mixed (8%).

In 2026, 33 pupils (6.1%) received SEN support and 14 (2.6%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

The nearest railway station is Shepperton Rail Station, about 400 metres away (roughly a 5-minute walk).

6 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Manor Farm Avenue (adjacent), 260 metres away.

In 2024/25, St Nicholas CofE Primary School issued 10 suspensions, 1.8 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

The secondary schools closest to St Nicholas CofE Primary School are Thamesmead School (0.4 miles) and The Bishop Wand Church of England School (1.6 miles).