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St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Academy
The Street, Tillingham, Southminster CM0 7TJ · st-nicholas-pri.essex.sch.uk · 01621 779263
Overview
- Ofsted
- Good
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2024
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 47%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Essex 63%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- 5.54 mi
- 8.92 km · Reception, September 2025 entry · Essex Council
- Demand for places
- 0.7
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 87
- 59% of 147 places
- Local authority
- Essex
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 19.5%
- First language not English
- 1.1%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2025, the last place offered on distance went to a home 5.54 mi (8.92 km) from the school. Source: Essex Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 11 families put the school first and 16 places were offered; 100% 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 | 16 | 11 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 10 | 8 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 8 | 6 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 100% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 21 | 20 | 1 | 95% |
Last distance offered
| Reception | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| September 2025 | 5.54 mi8.92 km | |
Results
In 2024/25, 47% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 0% the higher standard. Across Essex it was 63%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼47% | 62% | ||
| ▼0% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
| ▼101 | 105 | ||
Some years are for the predecessor school (URN 115122)
Ofsted
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School, Tillingham was judged Good at its last graded inspection, on 4 June 2024, under Ofsted’s 2019 framework.
- Overall
- Good
- Inspected
- 4 Jun 2024
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Early years | Good |
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Jul 2015
Earlier inspections
Including inspections of the predecessor school (URN 115122), which Ofsted links to this one.
Before September 2019
Jul 2015Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115122)
Jul 2013Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Inspection of the predecessor school (URN 115122)
What parents said
39% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (54 replies, to 7 April 2025).
- Recommend
- 39%
- Replies
- 54
- 44% · 7 Apr 2025
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on the 52% who had a child bullied
based on 16 parents (30%) with SEND