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St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

St Albans, AL5 2TPPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2022
KS2 Results
68%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
18 1st-choice / 20 places
Ranking
#5,007
of 13,686 nationally

About St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is a popular choice among local families, with 83 applications for just 20 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, giving an oversubscription ratio of 4. 15. Of those, 18 were first-preference applications, all of which received offers. The school is full to capacity with 154 pupils, and while there is no parent view data available from the school itself, the high demand suggests strong satisfaction among families. The school is a Church of England voluntary aided primary in St Albans, Hertfordshire, led by headteacher Rizelle Crouch. It serves children aged 4 to 11 and has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 3. 9%.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressChurch Green, Harpenden, St Albans, AL5 2TP
HeadteacherRizelle Crouch
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils154
Free School Meals (FSM)3.9%
School Capacity154 / 154 (100% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

24 Mar 2022
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good

Latest monitoring visit (24 Mar 2022): School remains Good

Source: Ofsted, 4 Dec 2012. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

AutismMental HealthSpeech & LanguageLearning Difficulty

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:55 – 15:15

Breakfast club

07:30-08:55

After-school care

15:15-18:00

Source: stnicholasce.org. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.