St Nicholas School
Special schoolSt Nicholas School is a special school in Southend-on-Sea, for pupils aged 11 to 16. It had 108 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met
- Inspection
- Report card, 20 January 2026
- Safeguarding
- Met
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Expected standard
- Achievement
- Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour
- Strong standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Early years
- Not applicable
- Post-16 provision
- Not applicable
- Leadership and governance
- Expected standard
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 2025/26, the average Attainment 8 score at St Nicholas School was 2.1, against 51.9 in Southend-on-Sea and 46.2 in England.
0% of its pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths GCSEs (46.3% in England).
End of secondary school (KS4, GCSEs)
2025/26, provisional| Measure | This school | Southend-on-Sea | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average Attainment 8 score | 2.1 | 51.9 | 46.2 |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 0% | 54.5% | 46.3% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 0% | 71.7% | 64.8% |
| Pupils at the end of KS4 | 18 | – | – |
- 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.
- 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
In a straight line- Hamstel Junior SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), March 2024. 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)270 m
- Hamstel Infant School and NurseryPrimary. Standards maintained, October 2024270 m
- Southend High School for GirlsSecondary. Outstanding (overall), July 2024. Attainment 8 of 74.7 (2025/26, provisional)630 m
- Southchurch High SchoolSecondary. Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 44.5 (2025/26, provisional)860 m
- Cecil Jones AcademySecondary. Good (overall), September 2023. Attainment 8 of 35.4 (2025/26, provisional)890 m
- Temple Sutton Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), January 2023. 56% 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 Southend-on-Sea
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).