St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Primary schoolSt Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in St Albans, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 149 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026School remains Good, March 2022
- Latest ungraded inspection
- School remains Good, 24 March 2022
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 91% of pupils at St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 64% in Hertfordshire and 62% in England.
5% 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 | 91% | 64% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 5% | 11% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 114 | 107 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 110 | 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
In a straight line- Harpenden AcademyPrimary. Improved significantly, February 2025. 81% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- St Hilda's SchoolIndependent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file510 m
- St George's SchoolSecondary. Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade. Attainment 8 of 65.6 (2025/26, provisional)680 m
- St Dominic Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Outstanding (overall), November 2023, before the school changed770 m
- Roundwood Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)970 m
- Manland Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, June 2024. 91% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in St Albans
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).