Academy converter · Buckinghamshire

St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School

4–11Ages
217Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
138121URN

Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ET · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

2.4per place

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Buckinghamshire

73 applications for 30 places · 64th of 132 in Buckinghamshire

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

77%met the expected standard

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodFeb 2014

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Jun 2023

Inspection history

29 June 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
27 February 2014
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

2.4applications per place, Reception

close to Buckinghamshire median (2.5) 0.2 above England median (2.2)

73 applications · 30 places offered · 36 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

2026 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2025 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4
2024 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2023 2.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2022 2.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.5
2021 3.1; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2020 3.3; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2019 2.4; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2018 3.0; Buckinghamshire median median 2.7
2017 3.5; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2016 3.7; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2015 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.6
2014 3.2; Buckinghamshire median median 2.4

This school
Buckinghamshire 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	73	2.4	36	1.20
Sep 2025	30	91	3.0	38	1.27
Sep 2024	29	78	2.7	29	1.00
Sep 2023	30	82	2.7	38	1.27
Sep 2022	29	72	2.5	34	1.17
Sep 2021	29	91	3.1	37	1.28
Sep 2020	30	100	3.3	40	1.33
Sep 2019	30	73	2.4	18	0.60
Sep 2018	29	88	3.0	27	0.93
Sep 2017	30	106	3.5	39	1.30
Sep 2016	30	110	3.7	50	1.67
Sep 2015	30	97	3.2	33	1.10
Sep 2014	30	97	3.2	29	0.97

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 84% · Writing 94% · Maths 87% → all three 77% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard77%32nd of 139 in Buckinghamshire

Buckinghamshire 68% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard84%

Buckinghamshire 82% England 78%

Higher standard42%

Buckinghamshire 43% England 33%

Average scaled score 106 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard94%

Buckinghamshire 76% England 75%

Greater depth23%

Buckinghamshire 14% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard87%

Buckinghamshire 78% England 77%

Higher standard42%

Buckinghamshire 32% England 24%

Average scaled score 108 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Buckinghamshire median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	77%	16%	106	108
2023/24	81%	19%	109	107
2022/23	84%	16%	109	110

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 Nicolas' Church of England Combined SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

2.4applications per place 77%met the SATs standard
Lent Rise School
1.7 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2024

1.8applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Buckinghamshire

Remains Good2022

2.7applications per place 53%met the SATs standard
St Luke's CofE Primary School
2.3 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Remains Outstanding2023

3.8applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
Riverside Primary School and Nursery
2.3 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Good2023

3.1applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Oldfield Primary School
2.3 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2025

4.8applications per place 83%met the SATs standard
Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School
2.4 km · Slough

Standards maintained2025

2.0applications per place 74%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Maidenhead
2.5 km · Windsor and Maidenhead

Graded · no overall grade2025

3.7applications per place 47%met the SATs standard
Priory School
2.5 km · Slough

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.8applications per place 49%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 138121 · 825/3346
Trust: St Nicolas' CE Combined School Taplow
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 218 pupils · 217 on roll
Free school meals: 11.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 May 2012
Replaced: St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School (URN 110470)
Address: Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ET
Local authority: Buckinghamshire

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