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St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 5–11 · Voluntary controlled
Down Barton Road, St Nicholas-At-Wade, Birchington CT7 0PY · st-nicholas-birchington.kent.sch.uk · 01843 847253
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Oct 2019
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 75%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.3
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 212
- 2 over 210 places · 101%
- Local authority
- Kent
- Free school meals
- 17.5%
- First language not English
- 0.5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 38 families put the school first and 30 places were offered; 76% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 30 | 38 | 1.3▲ | 76% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 30 | 41 | 1.4▲ | 73% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 30 | 44 | 1.5▲ | 68% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 36 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 19 | 16 | 0.8 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 75% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 14% the higher standard. Across Kent it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲75% | 62% | ||
| ▲14% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ●105 | 105 | ||
| ●106 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 1 October 2019, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework. An ungraded inspection in Mar 2025 found: Improved significantly.
- Outcome
- Improved significantly
- Inspected
- 11 Mar 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Oct 2019
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Oct 2019Good
Quality of education Good Behaviour and attitudes Good Personal development Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Mar 2009Outstanding
Outcomes for pupils Outstanding Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Outstanding Leadership and management Outstanding Early years Outstanding May 2006Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good
What parents said
96% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (89 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 96%
- Replies
- 89
- 43% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 76% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 15 parents (17%) with SEND