# Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School

Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in North Hertfordshire, for pupils aged 3 to 11.

It had 222 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E117442. [North Hertfordshire](https://openindex.co.uk/north-hertfordshire)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary aided school
- Ages: 3 to 11
- Pupils: 222
- Council: North Hertfordshire
- URN: 117442

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, December 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 1 December 2022
Edition: Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks cannot be compared.

## Results

Source: Department for Education school performance tables (Open Government Licence).

In 2024/25, 77% of pupils at Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
7% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

### End of primary school (KS2): 2024/25

| Measure | This school | Hertfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 77% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 7% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 107 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 107 | 105 | 105 |

Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.

## Schools nearby

Distances are in a straight line. Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools.

- [The Grange Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-grange-academy-e144904): 1.1 km. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Northfields Infants and Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northfields-infants-and-nursery-school-e117223): 1.2 km. Primary. Requires improvement (overall), April 2024
- [The Knights Templar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-knights-templar-school-e136608): 1.4 km. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2023. Attainment 8 of 48.3 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Brandles School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/brandles-school-e147679): 1.5 km. Special. Good (overall), June 2024
- [St Mary's Infants' School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-infants-school-e117384): 1.7 km. Primary. Good (overall), June 2023
- [St Mary's Junior Mixed School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-junior-mixed-school-e117385): 1.8 km. Primary. Good (overall), July 2022. 35% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)

## Sources and further information

- [Schools: methods, licences and inspection sources](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools)
- [Get Information about Schools](https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/Establishments/Establishment/Details/117442)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/117442)

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