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St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

Exeter, EX1 3EGPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
1 Good · 4 Requires improvement
Sep 2024
KS2 Results
32%
meeting expected standard in RWM
First choices / offers
0.6×
First choices did not exceed offers made
19 1st-choice / 31 offers made
Ranking
#11,563
of 13,686 nationally

About St Nicholas Catholic Primary School

St Nicholas Catholic Primary School is a state-funded primary school in Exeter, South West, for pupils aged 3 to 11 for boys and girls. DfE data records 269 pupils on roll and a published capacity of 327.

The latest recorded Ofsted overall judgement is Requires Improvement (24 Sept 2024). 32% met the expected KS2 standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25. admissions data records 19 first-preference applications and 31 offers made on national offer day for 2026/27.

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Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterRoman Catholic
AddressRingswell Avenue, Exeter, Exeter, EX1 3EG
HeadteacherMr Damian Railston
Local AuthorityDevon
Number of Pupils269
Free School Meals (FSM)21.6%
School Capacity269 / 327 (82% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Sept 2024
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Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Requires improvement
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Requires improvement
Early Years Provision
Requires improvement

State-funded school inspections stopped receiving a single overall grade from September 2024. Renewed inspections from November 2025 use report cards with separate five-point grades that are not directly comparable with the old scale.

Source: Ofsted, 20 Oct 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Published SEND Data

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning DifficultyMulti-SensoryOther

Source: Department for Education. Confirm current provision with the school's SENCO.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:30 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:45-08:30

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: st-nicholas-exeter.devon.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Nicholas Catholic Primary School has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This is the overall judgement recorded under the inspection framework in use on the inspection date. Read the report for the findings and subsequent monitoring.