SCHOOL PROFILE

St Nicholas Church School

Primary Academy converter URN 148516
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 41.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 4 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

9 May 2024
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 Bath and North East Somerset
Trust THE BATH AND WELLS DIOCESAN ACADEMIES TRUST
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 173 173 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 87 50.3% of pupils
Male pupils 86 49.7% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

39.3%
14.5 pts above England
School 39.3%
Bath and North East Somerset 15.1%
South West 20.1%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

11.6%
8.7 pts below England
School 11.6%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.0%
South West 10.7%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.5%
South West 1.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
88.4%
153
African
4.0%
7
Any other White background
2.3%
4
Any other Asian background
1.7%
3
Unclassified
1.2%
2
Indian
0.6%
1
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 49.7% 86 of 173 pupils
28.9 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 49.7%
Bath and North East Somerset 21.9%
South West 21.7%
England 20.8%
SEN support 38.7% 67 pupils
England 14.8% 23.9 pts above
EHC plans 11.0% 19 pupils
England 6.0% 4.9 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Social, emotional & mental health 29
Speech, language & communication 25
Specific learning difficulty 15
Autistic spectrum disorder 10
Moderate learning difficulty 4
Hearing impairment 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.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

37.0% 23.4 pts below England
School 37.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 59.7%
South West 58.4%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

54.0%

19.8 pts below England

School 54.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 75.5%
South West 73.1%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

40.0%

30.3 pts below England

School 40.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 69.8%
South West 69.4%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

63.0%

9.0 pts below England

School 63.0%
Bath and North East Somerset 72.1%
South West 70.5%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
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

5.93%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

0.29 pts lower than England
School 5.93%
Bath and North East Somerset 6.15%
South West 6.20%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

15.70%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

0.12 pts lower than England
School 15.70%
Bath and North East Somerset 14.31%
South West 15.08%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.16%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.64 pts lower than England
School 1.16%
Bath and North East Somerset 1.85%
South West 1.90%
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

41.2% 47.0 pts below England
St Nicholas Church School
41.2%
Bath and North East Somerset
83.0%
South West
84.2%
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