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St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Sponsored academy
Fairfield Road, New Romney TN28 8BP · st-nicholas-newromney.kent.sch.uk · 01797 361906
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Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Oct 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 56%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Kent 62%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 412
- 94% of 440 places
- Local authority
- Kent
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 39.1%
- First language not English
- 3.6%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 43 families put the school first and 44 places were offered; 100% 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 | 44 | 43 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 60 | 69 | 1.2▲ | 87% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 60 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 91% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 58 | 56 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 58 | 57 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 56% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 2% 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 | |||
| ▼56% | 62% | ||
| ▼2% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●105 | 106 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 132829)
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 9 October 2024, Ofsted’s outcome for St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 8 Oct 2024
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, May 2019
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 132829), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
May 2019Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Outstanding Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective Nov 2015Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Personal development, behaviour and welfare Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Early years Requires improvement Safeguarding Effective Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 132829)
What parents said
95% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (92 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 95%
- Replies
- 92
- 22% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 26% who had a child bullied
based on 18 parents (20%) with SEND