Community school · Oxfordshire

St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School

3–11Ages
382Pupils
PrimaryPhase
123021URN

Raymund Road, Oxford, OX3 0PJ · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded inspection · Sep 2023 Previous framework

Good

Quality of education
Behaviour and attitudes
Personal development
Leadership and management

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.9per place

0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Oxfordshire

95 applications for 33 places · 47th of 187 in Oxfordshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

57%met the expected standard

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Overall effectiveness: Good · 26 September 2023Ofsted's previous 4-point scale (to August 2024)
Area	Outstanding	Good
Quality of education		Good
Behaviour and attitudes	Outstanding
Personal development	Outstanding
Leadership and management		Good
Early years provision		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

2.9applications per place, Reception

0.3 above Oxfordshire median (2.5) 0.7 above England median (2.2)

95 applications · 33 places offered · 32 named it first

2026 2.9; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2025 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.7
2024 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2023 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.6
2022 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2021 2.7; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2020 2.4; Oxfordshire median median 2.3
2019 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 1.9
2018 2.1; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2017 2.0; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2016 2.2; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2015 2.5; Oxfordshire median median 2.1
2014 1.8; Oxfordshire median median 2.1

This school
Oxfordshire 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	33	95	2.9	32	0.97
Sep 2025	44	110	2.5	40	0.91
Sep 2024	45	97	2.2	40	0.89
Sep 2023	44	108	2.5	42	0.95
Sep 2022	47	105	2.2	41	0.87
Sep 2021	39	104	2.7	39	1.00
Sep 2020	49	115	2.4	42	0.86
Sep 2019	45	90	2.0	43	0.96
Sep 2018	53	110	2.1	45	0.85
Sep 2017	60	119	2.0	58	0.97
Sep 2016	58	125	2.2	54	0.93
Sep 2015	60	152	2.5	65	1.08
Sep 2014	54	97	1.8	47	0.87

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 82% · Writing 57% · Maths 87% → all three 57% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard57%147th of 226 in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire 64% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard82%

Oxfordshire 79% England 78%

Higher standard52%

Oxfordshire 33% England 33%

Average scaled score 109 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard57%

Oxfordshire 74% England 75%

Greater depth17%

Oxfordshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Oxfordshire 75% England 77%

Higher standard33%

Oxfordshire 23% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Oxfordshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	57%	13%	109	108
2023/24	67%	17%	107	107
2022/23	63%	12%	106	105

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' Primary and Nursery SchoolThis school
This school

Good2023

2.9applications per place 57%met the SATs standard
New Marston Primary School
0.8 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

4.1applications per place 68%met the SATs standard
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Oxford
1.1 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

3.2applications per place 78%met the SATs standard
St Michael's CofE Primary School, Oxford City
1.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2022

2.8applications per place 72%met the SATs standard
St Aloysius' Catholic Primary School
1.9 km · Oxfordshire

2026

6.2applications per place 79%met the SATs standard
Barton Park Primary School
2.0 km · Oxfordshire

Good2023

1.9applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
St Philip and James' Church of England Aided Primary School Oxford
2.3 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

2.2applications per place 75%met the SATs standard
Cutteslowe Primary School
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Standards maintained2025

2.7applications per place 60%met the SATs standard
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Oxford
2.4 km · Oxfordshire

Remains Good2023

5.1applications per place 67%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: Community school
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 123021 · 931/2352
Capacity: 420 pupils · 382 on roll
Free school meals: 12.7% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Nursery: Has nursery classes
Address: Raymund Road, Oxford, OX3 0PJ
Local authority: Oxfordshire · Oxford

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