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St Nicholas School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community special school
Reedham Drive, 19 Norman Avenue, Purley CR8 4DS · st-nicholas.croydon.sch.uk · 020 8660 4861
Overview
- Ofsted
- Requires improvement
- 2019 framework · inspected May 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 0%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Croydon 68%, England 62%
- Pupils
- 273
- 8 over 265 places · 103%
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 43.6%
- First language not English
- 26.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Results
In 2024/25, 0% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Croydon it was 68%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼0% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| n/a | 106 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
| n/a | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Nicholas School was judged Requires improvement at its last graded inspection, on 8 May 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Requires improvement
- Inspected
- 8 May 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Requires improvement |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Requires improvement |
| Personal development | Requires improvement |
| Leadership and management | Requires improvement |
| Early years | Requires improvement |
Previously: Concerns, ungraded inspection, Feb 2023
Other inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
- Oct 2025Monitoring visitEffective action
Feb 2023Ungraded inspectionConcerns
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Jan 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding
What parents said
82% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (39 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 82%
- Replies
- 39
- 14% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 90% who raised concerns
based on the 51% who had a child bullied
based on 39 parents (100%) with SEND