St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

Stevenage · SG2 0PZ

General information Primary School · 3-11 years Who goes here 186 pupils, 19.6% FSM

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St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

General Information

Address: Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG2 0PZ – View on map
Phone: 01438352706
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Lorraine Collins
Age range: 3-11 years
Demand for places (Reception, September 2026): 11 families put it first for 15 places – 7 for every 10 places. Every one of them was offered a place. No places went to families living outside the council area. Children putting it first, for every 10 places: 2023 11 · 2024 8 · 2025 8 · 2026 7
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Church of England
Nursery provision: Yes

Who goes here

186 pupils out of 240 places Plenty of room

Pupils eligible for free school meals: 35
% eligible for free school meals: 19.6%
Pupil mix: 8 in 10 (more mixed than the Stevenage average)
English as an additional language: 45% (England 22%)

Staff

Teachers leaving each year

Teacher turnover: 23.3% a year (Stevenage 14.6%, typical in England 13.9%)
Where they went: about 36% moved to another school, 64% left state schools altogether (retirement, other careers, independent schools, abroad)
Data years: 2022/23 to 2024/25 (average of 3 years, DfE school workforce census)

Teachers who moved school or left state schools in the year after each November, as a share of all the school's teachers. Some turnover is healthy – retirements, promotions, moving house.

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Across Hertfordshire: suspensions by reason

Suspensions for sexual misconduct: 33 (0.3 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Permanent exclusions for sexual misconduct: 0
Suspensions for bullying: 13 (0.1 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.2)
Suspensions for abuse against sexual orientation or gender identity: 3 (0.0 per 1,000 pupils; England 0.0)
Data year: 2024/25 (DfE suspensions and exclusions statistics)

These are figures for all state primary schools in Hertfordshire (the council area this school is in), not this school's own – the government doesn't publish them school by school. A suspension can have up to three reasons. Most sexual harassment between pupils never leads to a suspension, so these figures show only part of the picture.

Attendance

Overall absence: 5.2%
Persistently absent pupils: 14.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

Pupils on SEN Support: 17.7%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 8.1%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Social, emotional and mental health: 23 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 2 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 2 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 6 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 4 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 3 pupils
Physical disability: 1 pupil
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2020 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Year 6 SATs results

Met the expected standard in reading, writing & maths: 31% (England 62%)
Reached the higher standard: 0% (England 8%)
Compared with the area: 25 percentage points below the Stevenage average (56%)
Compared with schools with similar pupils: Well below (3-year average 33% against an expected 61%)
3-year average (expected standard): 33%
Expected standard by subject: Reading 66% · Writing 52% · Maths 34% · Grammar, punctuation & spelling 55%
Average test scores: reading 101, maths 97
Based on: 29 Year 6 pupils, 2024/25

View the School Context Comparator – how this school's SATs results compare with schools teaching similar pupils.

SATs results over time

This schoolStevenage averageEngland→ Broadly steady No clear rise or fall since 2022/23 (changes this small are normal from one year group to the next). In 2024/25 this school was 25 percentage points below the Stevenage average (56%).

Year 6 SATs: 18th of 18 junior and primary schools in the area

=16Longmeadow Primary School32%
=16Shephalbury Park Primary School32%
#18St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery31%

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Year 6 SATs ranking

Junior and primary schools in this area, ranked by the % of Year 6 pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (official DfE results, 2024/25). Schools with the same result share a place (shown as =). In small schools one or two children can move a school several places, so treat close positions as roughly equal.

Rank School Score

#1Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School74%
#2Almond Hill Junior School70%
#3Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery69%
#4Peartree Spring Primary School68%
#5Martins Wood Primary School65%
#6Featherstone Wood Primary School64%
#7Woolenwick Junior School62%
#8The Leys Primary and Nursery School58%
#9Fairlands Primary School57%
#10Bedwell Primary School55%
#11Giles Junior School52%
=12Camps Hill Primary School50%
=12Roebuck Academy50%
#14Broom Barns Primary School41%
#15Lodge Farm Primary School37%
=16Longmeadow Primary School32%
=16Shephalbury Park Primary School32%
#18St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery31%

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9th of 12 primary schools in Stevenage for Ofsted rating

#7Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#8Shephalbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#9St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryGood
#10The Leys Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#11Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

Rank School Score

#1Bedwell Primary SchoolGood
#2Broom Barns Primary SchoolGood
#3Camps Hill Primary SchoolGood
#4Featherstone Wood Primary SchoolGood
#5Moss Bury Primary School and NurseryGood
#6Peartree Spring Primary SchoolGood
#7Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#8Shephalbury Park Primary SchoolGood
#9St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryGood
#10The Leys Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#11Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery SchoolGood
#12Ashtree Primary AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Spending per pupil: £7,389 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

4th of 17 primary schools in Stevenage for spending per pupil

#2Longmeadow Primary School£8,270
#3Broom Barns Primary School£7,617
#4St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery£7,389
#5Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery£7,367
#6Fairlands Primary School£6,947

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

Rank School Score

#1Featherstone Wood Primary School£8,317
#2Longmeadow Primary School£8,270
#3Broom Barns Primary School£7,617
#4St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery£7,389
#5Moss Bury Primary School and Nursery£7,367
#6Fairlands Primary School£6,947
#7Bedwell Primary School£6,895
#8Camps Hill Primary School£6,746
#9Shephalbury Park Primary School£6,646
#10The Leys Primary and Nursery School£6,641
#11Roebuck Academy£6,597
#12Peartree Spring Primary School£6,363
#13Trotts Hill Primary and Nursery School£6,315
#14Lodge Farm Primary School£6,159
#15Ashtree Primary Academy£6,024
#16Martins Wood Primary School£5,287
#17Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School£1,029

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