St Nicholas CofE Primary School
About St Nicholas CofE Primary School
St Nicholas CofE Primary School sits within Surrey local authority, a large county with 298 primary schools, and ranks 5th out of 19 primaries in the Spelthorne borough. That puts it comfortably in the top quarter of its immediate area. Among the top-performing peers in the wider Surrey primary landscape are South Farnham School, The Raleigh School, and Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. St Nicholas itself achieves a ranking score of 70, placing it in the top 50 nationally by its tier. The school is a Church of England state primary for mixed pupils aged 5 to 11, with a headteacher, Nik Cook, leading a roll of 549 children — just shy of its 564 capacity. Its most recent Ofsted inspection, an ungraded visit in 2022, confirmed the school remains Good, a rating it has held consistently across its previous graded inspections.
Key Details
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The inspection in plain English, admissions context, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.
- Ofsted inspection in plain EnglishStrengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
- Parent View survey resultsWhat parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
- Where Ofsted and parents disagreeGaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
- Admissions & catchmentAdmission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
- Nearby schools comparedBackup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
9 Feb 2022Latest monitoring visit (9 Feb 2022): School remains Good
Source: Ofsted, 11 Jul 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
08:50 – 15:00
Breakfast club
07:45-08:30
After-school care
15:00-18:00
Source: stnicholas-shepperton.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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