St Nicolas C.E. Junior School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Newbury, West Berkshire·RG14 7LU
Composite score
35.1
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#12,326
National rank
#1845
In South East
#40
In West Berkshire
Top 83%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
54%
% achieving higher RWM
0%
Reading average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
105.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Ofsted judgements

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Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective?
Yes

School profile

Age range
7–11
Pupils on roll
253
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
16.6%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
32.8%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
14.6%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.4%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
4.5%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
11.4%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
22.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,531
Typical primary: £6,960

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Location

St Nicolas C.E. Junior School at a glance

Located in Newbury, West Berkshire, St Nicolas C.E. Junior School is a primary school, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England religious character. The school educates roughly 253 pupils aged 7 to 11. 54% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, below the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has risen by 2.0 percentage points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 107 in reading and 105 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). Overall pupil absence was 4.5%. There are about 22.8 pupils per teacher. St Nicolas C.E. Junior School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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