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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Nicholas Church of England First School

Primary Academy converter URN 142986
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 300 Published school capacity
Capacity used 113.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 9 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

2 April 2025
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
Published 11 May 2025 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Staffordshire
Trust CODSALL MULTI ACADEMY TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 339 332 full-time · 7 part-time
Female pupils 161 47.5% of pupils
Male pupils 178 52.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

7.7%
17.1 pts below England
School 7.7%
South Staffordshire 16.8%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

1.5%
18.8 pts below England
School 1.5%
South Staffordshire 2.1%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Staffordshire 0.2%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
80.8%
274
White and Black Caribbean
5.3%
18
Any other Asian background
4.1%
14
White and Asian
3.2%
11
Any other Mixed background
1.8%
6
Any other White background
1.8%
6
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 12.4% 42 of 339 pupils
8.4 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 12.4%
South Staffordshire 18.5%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 8.9% 30 pupils
England 14.8% 5.9 pts below
EHC plans 3.5% 12 pupils
England 6.0% 2.5 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 20
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Physical disability 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Multi-sensory impairment 2
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.50%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.72 pts lower than England
School 3.50%
South Staffordshire 5.55%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

5.14%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

10.68 pts lower than England
School 5.14%
South Staffordshire 13.09%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.40%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.41 pts lower than England
School 0.40%
South Staffordshire 1.49%
West Midlands 1.82%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

113.0% 24.8 pts above England
St Nicholas Church of England First School
113.0%
South Staffordshire
86.6%
West Midlands
91.3%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information