Voluntary controlled school · Kent

St Nicholas At Wade Church of England Primary School

5–11Ages
212Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
118698URN

Down Barton Road, St Nicholas-At-Wade, Birchington, CT7 0PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.8per place

0.3 above Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

83 applications for 30 places · 116th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

75%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodOct 2019

Improved significantlyUngraded inspection · Mar 2025

The graded inspection, 1 October 2019Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes		Good
Personal development		Good
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision	Outstanding

Inspection history

12 March 2025
Ungraded inspection: Improved significantly
1 October 2019
Graded inspection: Good

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

2.8applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Kent median (2.4) 0.6 above England median (2.2)

83 applications · 30 places offered · 38 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.8; Kent median median 2.4
2025 3.5; Kent median median 2.3
2024 3.3; Kent median median 2.4
2023 2.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 3.4; Kent median median 2.1
2021 2.8; Kent median median 2.2
2020 3.0; Kent median median 2.2
2019 2.7; Kent median median 2.1
2018 3.2; Kent median median 2.1
2017 4.0; Kent median median 2.2
2016 4.2; Kent median median 2.5
2015 4.0; Kent median median 2.4
2014 4.2; Kent median median 2.3

More applications per place than the Kent median in 13 of 13 years.

This school
Kent 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	30	83	2.8	38	1.27
Sep 2025	30	105	3.5	41	1.37
Sep 2024	30	98	3.3	44	1.47
Sep 2023	30	72	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2022	19	65	3.4	16	0.84
Sep 2021	27	75	2.8	24	0.89
Sep 2020	25	74	3.0	24	0.96
Sep 2019	29	78	2.7	28	0.97
Sep 2018	25	80	3.2	25	1.00
Sep 2017	25	101	4.0	22	0.88
Sep 2016	30	127	4.2	36	1.20
Sep 2015	30	121	4.0	32	1.07
Sep 2014	30	127	4.2	33	1.10

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 86% · Writing 82% · Maths 79% → all three 75% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard75%89th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard86%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard50%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 107 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard82%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth29%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard79%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard25%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	75%	14%	107	105
2023/24	88%	16%	107	107
2022/23	61%	9%	103	103

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 At Wade Church of England Primary SchoolThis school
This school

Improved significantly2025

2.8applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Monkton Church of England Primary School
2.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2024
Birchington Church of England Primary School
4.5 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.3applications per place 49%met the SATs standard
Chislet Church of England Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Good2022

3.6applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Minster Church of England Primary School
5.0 km · Kent

Remains Good2023
Reculver Church of England Primary School
5.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.4applications per place 59%met the SATs standard
Preston Primary School
5.9 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.5applications per place 63%met the SATs standard
Hoath Primary School
6.3 km · Kent

2026

5.5applications per place 71%met the SATs standard
St Saviour's Church of England Junior School
6.5 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

64%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 controlled school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 118698 · 886/3186
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 210 pupils · 212 on roll
Free school meals: 17.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Address: Down Barton Road, St Nicholas-At-Wade, Birchington, CT7 0PY
Local authority: Kent · Thanet

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