Academy sponsor led · Kent

St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy

4–11Ages
412Pupils
PrimaryPhase
Church of EnglandReligious character
142814URN

Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8BP · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMay 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.9per place

0.5 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

83 applications for 44 places · 309th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2014

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

56%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMay 2019

Standards maintainedUngraded inspection · Oct 2024

Inspection history

9 October 2024
Ungraded inspection: Standards maintained
22 May 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

1.9applications per place, Reception

0.5 below Kent median (2.4) 0.3 below England median (2.2)

83 applications · 44 places offered · 43 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.7; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.3; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1
2018 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2
2016 1.8; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
2015 1.9; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
2014 1.6; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 10 years.

This school
Kent median

Dashed bars: as St Nicholas Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 132829), the previous school.

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	44	83	1.9	43	0.98
Sep 2025	60	99	1.7	69	1.15
Sep 2024	60	100	1.7	65	1.08
Sep 2023	58	82	1.4	56	0.97
Sep 2022	58	74	1.3	57	0.98
Sep 2021	60	82	1.4	65	1.08
Sep 2020	44	65	1.5	43	0.98
Sep 2019	37	58	1.6	37	1.00
Sep 2018	46	65	1.4	46	1.00
Sep 2017	41	62	1.5	40	0.98
Sep 2016 *	32	59	1.8	32	1.00
Sep 2015 *	33	61	1.9	33	1.00
Sep 2014 *	44	72	1.6	43	0.98

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 78% · Writing 78% · Maths 73% → all three 56% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard56%296th of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard78%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard31%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard78%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth15%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard73%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard5%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 104 (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	56%	2%	105	104
2023/24	50%	5%	105	102
2022/23	53%	7%	104	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 Church of England Primary AcademyThis school
This school

Standards maintained2024

1.9applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Greatstone Primary School
2.9 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 43%met the SATs standard
Lydd Primary School
5.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

1.8applications per place 56%met the SATs standard
Dymchurch Primary School
5.8 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2024

1.6applications per place 55%met the SATs standard
Brenzett Church of England Primary School
6.4 km · Kent

Standards maintained2024

2.9applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
Brookland Church of England Primary School
7.6 km · Kent

Good2023

2.2applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Hamstreet Primary Academy
10.9 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 62%met the SATs standard
Palmarsh Primary School
11.2 km · Kent

Standards maintained2025

3.5applications per place 67%met the SATs standard
Aldington Primary School
11.3 km · Kent

Good2024

2.8applications per place 58%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy sponsor led
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 142814 · 886/2078
Trust: The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
Religious character: Church of England
Capacity: 440 pupils · 412 on roll
Free school meals: 39.1% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision: Resourced provision
Opened: 1 June 2016
Replaced: St Nicholas Church of England (Controlled) Primary School (URN 132829)
Address: Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8BP
Local authority: Kent · Folkestone and Hythe

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