St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
Raymund Road, Oxford, OX3 0PJ
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Community school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Headteacher
- Mrs Julie Holland
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication, ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 382
- URN
- 123021
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01865242838
About this school
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School is a community primary school in Oxford. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 382 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery 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
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
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Outstanding
- 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 | 60 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 63% | 67% | 57% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 12% | 17% | 13% |
| Expected standard in reading | 68% | 73% | 82% |
| Expected standard in maths | 77% | 73% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 77% | 70% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 107.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.50 | - | - |
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' Primary and Nursery 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 | Oxfordshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 63% | 58.8% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 67% | 59.6% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 57% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 432 |
| 2023/24 | 425 |
| 2024/25 | 394 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School compares
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School ranked 150th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 57% | 5% | 11.3% | 382 | — |
| New Marston Primary School | 68% | 4.8% | 19.7% | 256 | 0.5 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford | 78% | 4% | 7.6% | 376 | 0.7 miles |
| St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City | 72% | 4% | 9.9% | 189 | 0.9 miles |
| St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School | 79% | 6% | 9.4% | 183 | 1.2 miles |
| Barton Park Primary School | 55% | 4.9% | 45.2% | 193 | 1.3 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)
- 11.33%
- English as an additional language
- 31.7%
- Overall absence
- 4.95%
- Persistent absence
- 11.37%
Location
Nearby schools
-
New Marston Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford0.7 miles
Primary · Oxford
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St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City0.9 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Oxford
-
Barton Park Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Oxford
Other schools in Oxford
St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School ranks 36th of the 46 ranked primary schools in Oxford.
- Barton Park Primary School Primary
- Bayards Hill School Primary
- Beckley Church of England Primary School Primary
- Botley School Primary
- Chalgrove Community Primary School Primary
- Church Cowley St James Church of England Primary School Primary
- Cumnor Church of England School (Voluntary Controlled) Primary
- Cutteslowe Primary School Primary
- East Oxford Primary School Primary
- Garsington Church of England Primary School Primary
- Great Milton Church of England Primary School Primary
- Horspath Church of England Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School teach?
- St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Oxford.
- Who is the headteacher of St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School?
- The headteacher of St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School is Mrs Julie Holland, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery 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' Primary and Nursery School?
- St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School has 382 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School full?
- St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School has capacity for 420 pupils and 382 on roll (91%), 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' Primary and Nursery School a faith school?
- No. St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School has no designated religious character.
- Does St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School have?
- The schools register lists St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication; ASD - Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 63% in 2022/23 and 57% 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' Primary and Nursery School compare with other schools in Oxfordshire?
- St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School ranked 150th of 228 primary schools in Oxfordshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 34% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 61% 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' Primary and Nursery School's absence rate?
- St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School's overall absence rate is 5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery 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.