St Nicolas C.E. Junior School
Link Road, Newbury, RG14 7LU
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Keith Harvey
- Diocese
- Diocese of Oxford
- Constituency
- Newbury
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 256
- Pupils on roll
- 244
- URN
- 110013
- Local authority
- West Berkshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 0163541282
About this school
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Newbury. It teaches children aged 7 to 11 and has 244 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicolas C.E. Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted did not give an overall grade. Between September 2024 and September 2025 inspections graded each area of a school's work without a single overall judgement, ahead of the move to report cards. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 63 | 64 | 65 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 46% | 52% | 54% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 5% | 5% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 76% | 78% | 83% |
| Expected standard in maths | 79% | 73% | 69% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 79% | 80% | 74% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 105.0 | 106.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Reading progress | -0.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | 0.00 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Nicolas C.E. Junior School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | West Berkshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 46% | 54% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 52% | 54.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 54% | 55.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.9% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 253 |
| 2023/24 | 258 |
| 2024/25 | 253 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicolas C.E. Junior School compares
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School ranked 33rd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 54% | 4% | 16.6% | 244 | — |
| St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School | — | 6% | 13.5% | 188 | 0.4 miles |
| Speenhamland School | 55% | 5.6% | 23.8% | 290 | 0.7 miles |
| The Willows Primary School | 66% | 5.7% | 27.2% | 337 | 0.8 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School | 45% | 4.5% | 6.6% | 246 | 0.8 miles |
| John Rankin Junior School | — | — | — | 311 | 0.9 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 16.6%
- English as an additional language
- 32.8%
- Overall absence
- 4.01%
- Persistent absence
- 8.3%
Location
Nearby schools
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St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
Speenhamland School0.7 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
The Willows Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Newbury
-
John Rankin Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Newbury
Other schools in Newbury
St Nicolas C.E. Junior School ranks 13th of the 20 ranked primary schools in Newbury.
- Beedon C.E. (Controlled) Primary School Primary
- Brightwalton C.E. Aided Primary School Primary
- Burghclere Primary School Primary
- Chaddleworth St Andrew's C.E. Primary School Primary
- Chieveley Primary School Primary
- Compton C.E. Primary School Primary
- Ecchinswell and Sydmonton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Enborne C.E. Primary School Primary
- Falkland Primary School Primary
- Fir Tree Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Highwood Copse Primary School Primary
- John Rankin Infant and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Nicolas C.E. Junior School teach?
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School teaches children aged 7 to 11. It is a primary school in Newbury.
- Who is the headteacher of St Nicolas C.E. Junior School?
- The headteacher of St Nicolas C.E. Junior School is Mr Keith Harvey, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicolas C.E. Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicolas C.E. Junior School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Nicolas C.E. Junior School?
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School has 244 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- Is St Nicolas C.E. Junior School full?
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School has capacity for 256 pupils and 244 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Nicolas C.E. Junior School a faith school?
- Yes. St Nicolas C.E. Junior School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Oxford.
- Does St Nicolas C.E. Junior School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Nicolas C.E. Junior School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Nicolas C.E. Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 46% in 2022/23 and 54% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Nicolas C.E. Junior School compare with other schools in West Berkshire?
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School ranked 33rd of 52 primary schools in West Berkshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 28% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 83% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Nicolas C.E. Junior School's absence rate?
- St Nicolas C.E. Junior School's overall absence rate is 4% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Nicolas C.E. Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicolas C.E. Junior School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 29 June 2026.