St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery
Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG2 0PZ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Lorraine Collins
- Diocese
- Diocese of St Albans
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- Constituency
- Stevenage
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 240
- Pupils on roll
- 186
- URN
- 117456
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01438352706
About this school
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Stevenage. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 186 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, 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
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- 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 | 30 | 27 | 29 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 33% | 33% | 31% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 7% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 57% | 48% | 66% |
| Expected standard in maths | 40% | 52% | 34% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 67% | 59% | 55% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 102.0 | 101.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 100.0 | 97.0 |
| Reading progress | -3.20 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.50 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -3.60 | - | - |
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 CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery 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 | 33% | 59.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 33% | 60.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 31% | 61% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.2% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 228 |
| 2023/24 | 224 |
| 2024/25 | 212 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery compares
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery ranked 330th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 31% | 5.2% | 20.4% | 186 | — |
| Broom Barns Primary School | 41% | 5.6% | 42% | 222 | 0.4 miles |
| Bedwell Primary School | 55% | 5.5% | 40.1% | 295 | 0.5 miles |
| Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School | — | — | — | 433 | 0.5 miles |
| Peartree Spring Primary School | 68% | 5.4% | 19.5% | 626 | 0.6 miles |
| Roebuck Academy | 50% | 5.2% | 24% | 452 | 0.7 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.
Inspection history
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.41%
- English as an additional language
- 40.6%
- Overall absence
- 5.23%
- Persistent absence
- 14.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Broom Barns Primary School0.4 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Bedwell Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Peartree Spring Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Stevenage
-
Roebuck Academy0.7 miles
Primary · Stevenage
Other schools in Stevenage
St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery ranks 23rd of the 23 ranked primary schools in Stevenage.
- Almond Hill Junior School Primary
- Ardeley St Lawrence Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School Primary
- Ashtree Primary Academy Primary
- Aston St Mary's Church of England Aided Primary School Primary
- Bedwell Primary School Primary
- Benington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Broom Barns Primary School Primary
- Camps Hill Primary School Primary
- Fairlands Primary School Primary
- Featherstone Wood Primary School Primary
- Giles Junior School Primary
- Letchmore Infants' and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery teach?
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Stevenage.
- Who is the headteacher of St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery?
- The headteacher of St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery is Mrs Lorraine Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery, 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 CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery?
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery has 186 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery full?
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery has capacity for 240 pupils and 186 on roll (78%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery a faith school?
- Yes. St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of St Albans.
- Does St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery as having nursery classes.
- How have St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 33% in 2022/23 and 31% 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 Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery compare with other schools in Hertfordshire?
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery ranked 330th of 339 primary schools in Hertfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 7% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% 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 Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery's absence rate?
- St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery's overall absence rate is 5.2% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery'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.