St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School
St Nicholas Close, Elstree, WD6 3EW
This school is open but due to close.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Kate Johnston-Grant
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Constituency
- Hertsmere
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 105
- Pupils on roll
- 45
- URN
- 117431
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 02089533015
About this school
St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Elstree. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 45 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Leadership and management
- Requires improvement
- 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 | 12 | 11 | 5 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 25% | 18% | - |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 17% | 0% | - |
| Expected standard in reading | 67% | 55% | - |
| Expected standard in maths | 33% | 27% | - |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 50% | 45% | - |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 99.0 | - |
| Average scaled score in maths | 97.0 | 98.0 | - |
| Reading progress | +3.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.30 | - | - |
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 Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary 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 | Hertfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 25% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 18% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.7% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 8.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 92 |
| 2023/24 | 64 |
| 2024/25 | 57 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 16% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 8% | 17.5% | 45 | — |
| Summerswood Primary School | 40% | 6.3% | 27.5% | 344 | 1.3 miles |
| Meryfield Primary School | 58% | 5.4% | 25.4% | 450 | 1.4 miles |
| Yavneh Primary School | 78% | 3.3% | 1.2% | 418 | 1.5 miles |
| Saracens Broadfields | 76% | 5.7% | 43% | 653 | 1.5 miles |
| St Teresa Catholic Primary School | 63% | 4.3% | 15.5% | 196 | 1.5 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)
- 17.54%
- English as an additional language
- 49.1%
- Overall absence
- 8.04%
- Persistent absence
- 37.04%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Summerswood Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Meryfield Primary School1.4 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Yavneh Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
-
Saracens Broadfields1.5 miles
Primary · Edgware
-
St Teresa Catholic Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Borehamwood
Other schools in Elstree
- Aldenham School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School teach?
- St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Elstree.
- Who is the headteacher of St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School is Mrs Kate Johnston-Grant, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary 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 Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School?
- St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School has 45 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 25% in 2022/23 and 18% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What is St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School's absence rate?
- St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School's overall absence rate is 8% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicholas Elstree Church of England VA Primary 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 30 June 2026.