Voluntary aided school · Hertfordshire

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and Nursery

3–11Ages
186Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
117456URN

Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG2 0PZ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Jun 2025 Previous framework

No overall grade given

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.2per place

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Hertfordshire

33 applications for 15 places · 213th of 314 in Hertfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

31%met the expected standard

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded inspection · 10 June 2025Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024). Between September 2024 and November 2025 Ofsted graded areas but gave no overall grade.
Area	Good	Requires improvement
Quality of education		Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes	Good
Personal development	Good
Leadership and management	Good
Early years provision	Good

Inspection history

10 June 2025
Graded inspection, no overall grade
26 February 2020
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good (Concerns)

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

2.2applications per place, Reception

0.4 below Hertfordshire median (2.6) close to England median (2.2)

33 applications · 15 places offered · 11 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.2; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.4; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2024 2.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2023 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2022 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2021 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2020 3.1; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2019 2.7; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2018 3.0; Hertfordshire median median 2.7
2017 2.6; Hertfordshire median median 2.6
2016 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.9
2015 2.5; Hertfordshire median median 2.8
2014 2.9; Hertfordshire median median 2.7

This school
Hertfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	15	33	2.2	11	0.73
Sep 2025	19	45	2.4	16	0.84
Sep 2024	28	57	2.0	23	0.82
Sep 2023	28	82	2.9	31	1.11
Sep 2022	28	69	2.5	20	0.71
Sep 2021	30	75	2.5	26	0.87
Sep 2020	29	89	3.1	27	0.93
Sep 2019	30	82	2.7	30	1.00
Sep 2018	30	89	3.0	26	0.87
Sep 2017	20	52	2.6	16	0.80
Sep 2016	20	50	2.5	18	0.90
Sep 2015	17	42	2.5	16	0.94
Sep 2014	30	86	2.9	34	1.13

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 66% · Writing 52% · Maths 34% → all three 31% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard31%321st of 331 in Hertfordshire

Hertfordshire 67% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard66%

Hertfordshire 80% England 78%

Higher standard21%

Hertfordshire 38% England 33%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard52%

Hertfordshire 75% England 75%

Greater depth7%

Hertfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard34%

Hertfordshire 79% England 77%

Higher standard0%

Hertfordshire 30% England 24%

Average scaled score 97 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Hertfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	31%	0%	101	97
2023/24	33%	7%	102	100
2022/23	33%	3%	102	101

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School and NurseryThis school
This school

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.2applications per place 31%met the SATs standard
Broom Barns Primary School
0.7 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 41%met the SATs standard
Bedwell Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.1applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Saint Vincent de Paul Catholic Primary School
0.8 km · Hertfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place
Peartree Spring Primary School
0.9 km · Hertfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
Roebuck Academy
1.2 km · Hertfordshire

2026

2.1applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Ashtree Primary Academy
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Requires improvement2021

2.0applications per place
Featherstone Wood Primary School
1.4 km · Hertfordshire

Good2022

2.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Camps Hill Primary School
1.5 km · Hertfordshire

Good2024

1.9applications per place 50%met the SATs standard

Exceptional
Strong standard
Expected standard
Needs attention
Urgent improvement
Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 117456 · 919/3369
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 240 pupils · 186 on roll
Free school meals: 19.6% of pupils (England median 23%)
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Six Hills Way, Stevenage, SG2 0PZ
Local authority: Hertfordshire · Stevenage

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources