# St Nicholas' School

St Nicholas' School is a special school in Canterbury, for pupils aged 4 to 19.

It had 402 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Special school. Code E119059. [Canterbury](https://openindex.co.uk/canterbury)

- Phase: Special
- Type: Community special school
- Ages: 4 to 19
- Pupils: 402
- Council: Canterbury
- URN: 119059

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 7 February 2024
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, 0% of pupils at St Nicholas' School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Kent and 62% in England.
0% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Kent | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 0% | 10% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | Does not apply to this school | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | Does not apply to this school | 104 | 105 |

### End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs): 2025/26, provisional

| Measure | This school | Canterbury | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Average Attainment 8 score | Does not apply to this school | 44.8 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 43.6% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | Does not apply to this school | 61.5% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 36 | – | – |

St Nicholas' School teaches pupils with needs that most schools' pupils do not have, often in very small year groups, so its results are not a fair comparison with mainstream schools. They are not shown on the map.
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.
The 2025/26 figures are provisional. The Department for Education publishes revised ones later in the school year.
Progress 8 cannot be worked out for 2025/26, because the KS2 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 Orchard School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-orchard-school-e119058): 140 m. Special. Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met
- [Wincheap Foundation Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wincheap-foundation-primary-school-e118867): 710 m. Primary. Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met. 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [Newingate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/newingate-school-e149398): 780 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [Haven Nook](https://openindex.co.uk/school/haven-nook-e149146): 810 m. Special. No outcome in Ofsted's file
- [The Worthgate School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/the-worthgate-school-e131411): 940 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Barton Court Grammar School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barton-court-grammar-school-e137474): 1.1 km. Secondary. Standards maintained, November 2024. Attainment 8 of 66.1 (2025/26, provisional)

## 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/119059)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/119059)

## How to cite

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