SCHOOL PROFILE

St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford

Primary Academy converter URN 145650
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 180 Published school capacity
Capacity used 80.6% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

13 July 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Oxfordshire
Trust OXFORD DIOCESAN SCHOOLS TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 145 130 full-time · 15 part-time
Female pupils 72 49.7% of pupils
Male pupils 73 50.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

12.4%
12.4 pts below England
School 12.4%
South Oxfordshire 11.3%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.6%
12.7 pts below England
School 7.6%
South Oxfordshire 10.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
South Oxfordshire 3.1%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
86.9%
126
Any other Mixed background
2.8%
4
Any other ethnic group
2.8%
4
Unclassified
2.1%
3
Any other White background
1.4%
2
Pakistani
1.4%
2
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 27.6% 40 of 145 pupils
6.8 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 27.6%
South Oxfordshire 22.1%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 21.4% 31 pupils
England 14.8% 6.6 pts above
EHC plans 6.2% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 0.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 15
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Specific learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Physical disability 1

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

5.63%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.59 pts lower than England
School 5.63%
South Oxfordshire 5.40%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

9.18%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

6.63 pts lower than England
School 9.18%
South Oxfordshire 11.31%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.04%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.24 pts higher than England
School 2.04%
South Oxfordshire 1.39%
South East 1.93%
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

80.6% 7.6 pts below England
St Nicholas CofE Primary School , Wallingford
80.6%
South Oxfordshire
84.6%
South East
89.5%
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