St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Manor Farm Avenue, Shepperton, TW17 9AD
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Nik Cook (Headteacher)
- Diocese
- Diocese of London
- Constituency
- Spelthorne
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 564
- Pupils on roll
- 539
- URN
- 125230
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01932227744
About this school
St Nicholas CofE Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Shepperton. It teaches children aged 5 to 11 and has 539 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas CofE 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. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Strong standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Strong standard
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Strong standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 96 | 96 | 95 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 70% | 63% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 9% | 9% | 6% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 81% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 85% | 78% | 76% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 80% | 84% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 105.0 | 106.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 105.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.40 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.20 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +1.10 | - | - |
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 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 76% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 70% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 63% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.1% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.5% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 558 |
| 2023/24 | 554 |
| 2024/25 | 549 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas CofE Primary School compares
St Nicholas CofE Primary School ranked 136th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 63% | 5.3% | 15.1% | 539 | — |
| Saxon Primary School | 66% | 4.8% | 20.9% | 420 | 0.5 miles |
| Littleton CofE Infant School | — | 5.8% | 6.3% | 122 | 0.9 miles |
| St James CofE Primary School | 72% | 4.6% | 17.7% | 409 | 1.3 miles |
| St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge | 90% | 3.9% | 3.3% | 237 | 1.5 miles |
| Ashley Church of England Primary School | 64% | 4.7% | 8.1% | 574 | 1.6 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)
- 15.12%
- English as an additional language
- 5.3%
- Overall absence
- 5.33%
- Persistent absence
- 11.68%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Saxon Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Shepperton
-
Littleton CofE Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Shepperton
-
St James CofE Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Weybridge
-
St Charles Borromeo Catholic Primary School, Weybridge1.5 miles
Primary · Weybridge
-
Ashley Church of England Primary School1.6 miles
Primary · Walton-on-Thames
Other schools in Shepperton
- Littleton CofE Infant School Primary
- Saxon Primary School Primary
- Thamesmead School Secondary
- Manor Mead School Academies
- Halliford School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Nicholas CofE Primary School teach?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School teaches children aged 5 to 11. It is a primary school in Shepperton.
- Who is the headteacher of St Nicholas CofE Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Nicholas CofE Primary School is Mrs Nik Cook (Headteacher), as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Nicholas CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Nicholas CofE 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 CofE Primary School?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School has 539 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 11.
- Is St Nicholas CofE Primary School full?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School has capacity for 564 pupils and 539 on roll (96%), 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 Nicholas CofE Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Nicholas CofE Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of London.
- Does St Nicholas CofE Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records St Nicholas CofE Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- How have St Nicholas CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 63% 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 Primary School compare with other schools in Surrey?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School ranked 136th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 47% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 52% 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 Primary School's absence rate?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School's overall absence rate is 5.3% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Nicholas CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Nicholas CofE 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.