# St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon

St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon is a primary school in Vale of White Horse, for pupils aged 4 to 11.

It had 399 pupils at the school census in January 2026.

Primary school. Code E123166. [Vale of White Horse](https://openindex.co.uk/vale-of-white-horse)

- Phase: Primary
- Type: Voluntary controlled school
- Ages: 4 to 11
- Pupils: 399
- Council: Vale of White Horse
- URN: 123166

## Latest Ofsted outcome

School remains Good, February 2023
- Latest ungraded inspection: School remains Good, 22 February 2023
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, 69% of pupils at St Nicolas Church of England Primary School, Abingdon met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 62% in Oxfordshire and 62% in England.
6% reached the higher standard (8% in England).

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

| Measure | This school | Oxfordshire | England |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 62% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 6% | 9% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109 | 106 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 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

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

- [John Mason School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-mason-school-e140580): 280 m. Secondary. Some aspects not as strong, December 2024. Attainment 8 of 44.9 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Abingdon and Witney College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-and-witney-college-e130793): 430 m. Sixth form and further education. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Fitzharrys School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fitzharrys-school-e146392): 510 m. Secondary. School remains Good, April 2023. Attainment 8 of 46.2 (2025/26, provisional)
- [Abingdon School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/abingdon-school-e123312): 540 m. Independent. Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file
- [Dunmore Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dunmore-primary-school-e135265): 540 m. Primary. Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met. 50% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)
- [St Edmund's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-edmunds-catholic-primary-school-e123225): 840 m. Primary. Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade. 50% 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/123166)
- [Ofsted reports](https://reports.ofsted.gov.uk/provider/21/123166)

## How to cite

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