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St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Academy
Sarajac Avenue, East Challow, Vale Academy Trust, Wantage OX12 9RY · stnicholasceprimary.org · 01235 763858
On the mapSearch near OX12 9RY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 53%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Oxfordshire 62%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 2.80 mi
- 4.51 km · Reception, September 2026 entry · Oxfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 1.1
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 121
- 16 over 105 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 20.3%
- First language not English
- 5%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, the last place offered on distance went to a home 2.80 mi (4.51 km) from the school. Source: Oxfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 17 families put the school first and 15 places were offered; 88% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
Demand for places
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 12 | 11 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 14 | 19 | 1.4▲ | 74% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 15 | 17 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 15 | 13 | 0.9 | 92% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 2.80 mi4.51 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 53% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 13% the higher standard. Across Oxfordshire it was 62%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼53% | 62% | ||
| ▲13% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●107 | 106 | ||
| ▼100 | 105 | ||
| ▼102 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 11 January 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Nicholas CofE Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 11 Jan 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Sept 2017
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 123147), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Sept 2017Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Jun 2013Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 123147)
What parents said
94% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (48 replies, to 1 January 2024).
- Recommend
- 94%
- Replies
- 48
- 40% · 1 Jan 2024
based on the 75% who raised concerns
based on the 33% who had a child bullied
based on 11 parents (23%) with SEND