St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School
Primary schoolSt Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School is a primary school in Adur, for pupils aged 2 to 11. It had 381 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, December 2024
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 5 December 2024
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, 71% of pupils at St Nicolas & St Mary CofE Primary School met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 60% in West Sussex and 62% in England.
12% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | West Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 71% | 60% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 12% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106 | 104 | 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- St Peter's Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. 79% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)190 m
- Buckingham Park Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, May 2023. 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)370 m
- Swiss Gardens Primary SchoolPrimary. Good (overall), May 2023. 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1 km
- Shoreham Beach Primary SchoolPrimary. Standards maintained, December 2024. 59% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.1 km
- Herons Dale SchoolSpecial. School remains Good, February 20231.4 km
- Shoreham AcademySecondary. Outstanding (overall), February 2024. Attainment 8 of 51.3 (2025/26, provisional)1.4 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Adur
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).