St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Thanet, South East, for pupils aged 5 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 212 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 210.
The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Good (12 Mar 2025). 75% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. Admissions data records 38 first-preference applications and 30 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.
Reporting periods vary by source — Methodology.
School admissions data, what the Ofsted report means for you, and how it compares to nearby schools.
Good
Based on 12 Mar 2025 · Legacy grading · Open inspection report ↗
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Quality of education | Good |
| Behaviour & attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership & management | Good |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
| Area | Judgement |
|---|---|
| Overall effectiveness | Outstanding |
| Leadership & management | Outstanding |
| Early years provision | Outstanding |
Ungraded inspection · 12 Mar 2025: Improved significantly
Published 16 Oct 2019.
Ofsted legacy grades; compare inspection dates and frameworks.
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| School’s local authority | Kent |
| Applications open | September 2026 |
| Application deadline | 15 January 2027 |
| National offer day | 16 April 2027 |
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| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Offers made on National Offer Day | 30 |
| First-preference applications | 38 |
| Applications (all preferences) | 83 |
| First-preference offers | 29 |
Source: Published admissions data; follow each measure’s labelled basis, including all preferences where shown.
| Subject | School (expected) | School (higher) | Average score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing & maths | 75% | 14% | — |
| Reading | 86% | 50% | 107 |
| Writing | 82% | 29% | — |
| Maths | 79% | 25% | 105 |
DfE · 2024/25; compare the same year and measure (— unavailable or suppressed).
21.7 pupils per qualified teacher
2025/26 · Full-time equivalent teachers, not class size.
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| Authorised absence2024/25 | 3.1% |
| Unauthorised absence2024/25 | 1.02% |
| Group | Pupils |
|---|---|
| White British | 89.6% |
| White other | 1.4% |
| Mixed | 6.1% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Black | 1% |
| Other | 0.9% |
DfE school, census, workforce, absence and exclusion data; periods vary, and missing values are not zero.
DfE data; confirm current support with the school's SENCO.
96% would recommend this school
89 responses · Sep 2024 – Sep 2025
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Happy at school | 97% |
| Feels safe | 98% |
| Well behaved pupils | 99% |
| Bullying dealt with | 18% |
| Question | Agree or strongly agree |
|---|---|
| Aware of curriculum | 93% |
| Concerns dealt with | 73% |
| SEND support | 80% |
| High expectations | 97% |
| Child does well | 96% |
| Progress updates | 94% |
| Subject range | 95% |
| Clubs & activities | 98% |
| Personal development | 95% |
View the Ofsted dataset: voluntary responses may not represent all families; separate from Classpot reviews.
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