Classpot

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

Stevenage, SG2 0PZPrimaryAges 3–11MixedState
Ofsted Inspection
Ofsted inspected
4 Good · 1 Requires improvement
Jun 2025
KS2 Results
33%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.8×
Not oversubscribed
16 1st-choice / 19 places
Ranking
#13,126
of 13,686 nationally

About St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery sits in a challenging position within Stevenage. Its headline Key Stage 2 results for 2023/24 show that just 33% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, compared with a local authority average of 64% for primary schools. That gap of 31 percentage points is significant and places the school 18th out of 19 primary schools in Stevenage, in the bottom 50% nationally. The school’s overall Ofsted rating is Requires Improvement, following an inspection in June 2025. However, the picture is not uniformly negative. In that inspection, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision were all rated Good. The school has held a Requires Improvement rating across its two most recent inspections, but the most recent graded inspection saw leadership and management improve from a 3 to a 2, suggesting some progress is being made.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range3 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England
AddressSix Hills Way, Stevenage, Stevenage, SG2 0PZ
HeadteacherLorraine Collins
Local AuthorityHertfordshire
Number of Pupils212
Free School Meals (FSM)19.0%
School Capacity212 / 240 (88% full)
Nursery ClassesYes

The full report on this school

What 52 parents told Ofsted, the inspection in plain English, and how this school compares to nearby alternatives — all in one full school report.

  • Ofsted inspection in plain English
    Strengths, concerns and what inspectors flagged
  • Parent View survey results
    What parents told Ofsted — when the school has 10+ responses
  • Where Ofsted and parents disagree
    Gaps to probe + questions to ask at the open day
  • Admissions & catchment
    Admission criteria, distance cutoffs (where the LA publishes them)
  • Nearby schools compared
    Backup options with Ofsted, demand and distance
  • Attendance & behaviour data
    Persistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
See an example
One-off paymentNo subscriptionStripe checkout

Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

10 Jun 2025
View Report
Quality of Education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & Attitudes
Good
Personal Development
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

From September 2024, Ofsted no longer assigns a single overall grade in inspections of state-funded schools.

Source: Ofsted, 14 Jul 2025. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

SEND Support

DyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguagePhysical

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

Was this page helpful?

Frequently Asked Questions About St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery has been rated "Requires Improvement" by Ofsted. This means the school is not yet good, but inspectors believe it can improve with the right support and changes.