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St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMrs Rizelle Crouch

location_onHarpenden, AL5 2TP

language Visit Website phone 1582623620

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Ofsted

Good

Inspected 2017

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Students

147

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Expected Standard

91%

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Demand Ratio

0.9x

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St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is a Voluntary aided school primary school in Harpenden, serving ages 4-11. Rated Good by Ofsted. Ranks in the top 2% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is a voluntary aided school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 154 pupils on roll, of whom 4% are eligible for free school meals.

In 2025, 91% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined, with 5% achieving the higher standard. The school ranks #52 of 334 primaries in Hertfordshire and #3,328 of 14,143 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2017. The school's current overall rating is Good.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 0.9× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 22.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies.

In the 2024/25 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2025

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 61%

Reading100% LA 76%

Writing95% LA 70%

Maths95% LA 73%

Read SS

114

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

112

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

68%

LA 61%England 61%

Reading92% LA 76% · Eng 74%

Writing84% LA 70% · Eng 72%

Maths84% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

107

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

79%

LA 59%England 60%

Reading83% LA 74% · Eng 73%

Writing92% LA 69% · Eng 71%

Maths96% LA 72% · Eng 73%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

2.8

Read

LA 0.3

0.0 to 5.5

1.1

Write

LA -0.4

-1.5 to 3.8

3.5

Maths

LA -0.1

0.9 to 6.1

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

91%

LA 65%England 65%

Reading100% LA 75% · Eng 73%

Writing91% LA 78% · Eng 78%

Maths100% LA 78% · Eng 79%

Read SS

110

Maths SS

110

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

3.3

Read

LA -0.1

0.8 to 5.9

0.5

Write

LA -0.5

-1.9 to 2.9

2.4

Maths

LA -0.5

0.1 to 4.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

96%

LA 66%

Reading100% LA 78%

Writing96% LA 78%

Maths100% LA 76%

Read SS

111

Maths SS

111

GPS SS

113

Progress (0 = national avg)

0.8

Read

LA 0.1

-1.7 to 3.3

-2.7

Write

LA -0.5

-5.1 to -0.3

1.2

Maths

LA -0.4

-1.1 to 3.5

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

24 March 2022

Inspection Report

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01 March 2017

Inspection Report

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15 November 2012

Inspection Report

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07 January 2011

Inspection Report

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14 September 2007

Inspection Report

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08 September 2003

Inspection Report

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Inspection History

3 Evaluations

2017-03-01

None Legacy

No Judgement

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

Development

Leadership

2012-11-15

S5 Inspection Legacy

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

2007-09-14

None EIF

Good

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Good

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Spring term 2025

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.225% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Spring term of 2025, this school served a headcount of 154 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2024/25 (Spring term)	154	0.0%	0.8%
2024/25 (Autumn term)	153	0.0%	0.9%
2023/24 (Summer term)	150	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	147	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	148	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	150	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	147	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	147	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	149	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	145	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	144	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	144	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	145	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	144	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	152	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	149	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	143	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	142	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	145	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	153	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	152	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	155	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	152	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	154	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	152	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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Supported Special Educational Needs (SEN)

Primary areas of need currently supported by the school. A high number often indicates specialized internal units or high staff experience in these areas.

Autistic Spectrum Disorder 4 pupils

Social, Emotional & Mental Health 3 pupils

Speech, Language & Communication 2 pupils

Moderate Learning Difficulty 1 pupils