St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, Stevenage
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
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Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 1 year agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Nicholas is a caring, inclusive school where every child feels welcome and safe. Children make a strong start in early years, and the school's phonics teaching is excellent, helping pupils develop a real love of reading. Pupils enjoy calm classrooms, good behaviour support, and lots of exciting activities including successful sports teams and a school choir.
Key Strengths
- Strong early years provision with children making a good start to their learning
- Well-delivered early reading curriculum with trained staff ensuring pupils learn phonics quickly and develop a love of reading
- Calm and orderly classrooms where pupils learn with little disruption
- Inclusive environment where differences are celebrated and all pupils feel welcome
- Effective behaviour management systems and improved attendance
Areas for Improvement
- Teaching is not consistently delivered - sometimes lessons are not clearly presented and activities do not match the intended learning
- Curriculum is not always adapted to meet the needs of different pupils - some struggle to access learning independently while others need to be challenged further
- Pupils' knowledge is not always as secure as it should be due to inconsistent lesson delivery and activities not aligned with core knowledge
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective and the school has created a positive culture around safeguarding that puts pupils' interests first.
Extracurricular Activities
Football team, netball team, school choir, residential trips, outdoor learning
St Nicholas CofE Primary School and Nursery is a welcoming school where pupils feel safe and behaviour is good, but too many pupils do not achieve as well as they could by the time they leave for secondary school.
At a Glance
19.6%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
Yes
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
52 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2025/26KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has improved from 48% to 66%. Maths has declined from 52% to 34%. Writing has remained stable at around 52%.
Class Sizes
26.5
Avg class size
26.7
Infant (KS1)
29.0
KS2
8
Total classes
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
78%
Available places
186 pupils
240 capacity
54 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Stevenage
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Stevenage
Admissions Demand - Hertfordshire
Places available
14,951
Applications
12,834
Got 1st preference
88.0%
Got preferred school
98.2%
Primary admissions across Hertfordshire (2025/26)
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
5.22669%
Overall absence
14.28571%
Persistent absence
182
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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