St Nicholas CofE Primary School
Priory Road, Kenilworth, CV8 2PE
This school is closed (it closed in August 2024).
It was replaced by St Nicholas CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Sarah Rayson
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Constituency
- Kenilworth and Southam
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 411
- URN
- 125661
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
About this school
St Nicholas CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Kenilworth. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 411 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Nicholas CofE Primary School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 |
|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 60 | 60 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 67% | 65% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 80% | 90% |
| Expected standard in maths | 72% | 68% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 78% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107.0 | 107.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.80 | - |
| Writing progress | -0.20 | - |
| Maths progress | -0.70 | - |
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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 67% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 65% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | — | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 4.6% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.7% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | — | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 420 |
| 2023/24 | 411 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Nicholas CofE Primary School compares
Its absence rate was lower than 75% of England schools in 2023/24.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | — | 4.7% | 6.8% | 411 | — |
| St Nicholas CofE Primary School | 64% | 3.6% | 7.4% | 414 | 0.0 miles |
| Thorns Community Infant School | — | 3.6% | 3.4% | 169 | 0.5 miles |
| Park Hill Junior School | 66% | 4.2% | 6.8% | 249 | 0.7 miles |
| St Augustine's Catholic Primary School | 68% | 3.8% | 7.6% | 181 | 0.7 miles |
| Clinton Primary School | 84% | 2.2% | 2.8% | 217 | 0.8 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 2023/24 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 6.8%
- English as an additional language
- 14.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.7%
- Persistent absence
- 9.7%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Nicholas CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
Thorns Community Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
Park Hill Junior School0.7 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
St Augustine's Catholic Primary School0.7 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
-
Clinton Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Kenilworth
Other schools in Kenilworth
- Burton Green Church of England Academy Primary
- Clinton Primary School Primary
- Park Hill Junior School Primary
- Priors Field Primary School Primary
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School Primary
- St John's Primary School and Nursery Primary
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School Primary
- Thorns Community Infant School Primary
- Kenilworth Nursery School & Early Years Training Centre Nursery
- Kenilworth School and Sixth Form Secondary
- Crackley Hall School Independent schools
Common questions
- What ages does St Nicholas CofE Primary School teach?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Kenilworth.
- Has St Nicholas CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Nicholas CofE Primary School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How many pupils are at St Nicholas CofE Primary School?
- St Nicholas CofE Primary School had 411 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- 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 67% in 2022/23 and 65% in 2023/24. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- 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 31 August 2024.