St Nicholas School

Community special school · Mixed · Croydon

Reedham Drive, Purley, CR8 4DS

Website 02086604861

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headline score

Ranking (England)

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No ranked results

Ofsted

Requires improvement

Graded 08/05/2024

Application demand

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No council data

Attendance

90.5%

33.6% persistently absent

Above averageAround averageBelow averagecompared with the England average for state-funded schools.

At a glance

Pupils on roll

273

Capacity used

Over capacity

103%

265 places

GCSE rank (England)

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KS2 rank (England)

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Details

Type: Community special school
Age range: 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Sixth form: No
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Boarding: No boarders
Headteacher: Katie Goodwin
Address: Reedham Drive, Purley, CR8 4DS
Phone: 02086604861
Local authority: Croydon
Ward / constituency: Purley & Woodcote · Croydon South
Area: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
URN: 101854

Gov.uk school record Performance tables

Pupils

Measure	School	LA	England
Free school meals	44%	—	—
English as additional language	32%	—	—
SEN support	3%	—	—

71% boys (195)29% girls (78)

Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)

1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.

273 pupils · 265 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.

Ofsted inspections

08 May 2024

Full graded inspection

Requires improvement overall effectiveness

Early years	Requires improvement
Personal development	Requires improvement
Quality of education	Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective	Yes
Behaviour and attitudes	Requires improvement
Leadership and management	Requires improvement

23
09 February 2023
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

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Attendance

2024/2025 school year · 247 pupils

Attendance

90.5%

Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%

Overall absence

9.5%

Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%

Persistent absence

33.6%

Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%

Severe absence

2.4%

Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%

Unauthorised absence

2.0%

Absences the school didn't approve

Persistent absence by year

17%

20/21

45%

21/22

42%

22/23

41%

23/24

34%

24/25

Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.

Primary results by subject (SATs)

Year 6 pupils meeting each standard, against England

Reading, writing & maths combined

Expected standard0%

-62% vs England

Higher standard0%

-8% vs England

Reading

Expected standard0%

-75% vs England

Higher standard0%

-33% vs England

Writing

Expected standard0%

-72% vs England

Greater depth0%

-13% vs England

Maths

Expected standard0%

-74% vs England

Higher standard0%

-26% vs England

Grammar, punctuation & spelling

Expected standard0%

-73% vs England

Higher standard0%

-30% vs England

Science

Expected standard0%

-82% vs England

England average · Scaled scores run 80–120 (100 = expected standard).

Primary results over time

Expected standard (RWM) by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)

Result	School	England (approx.)
Expected standard (RWM)	0%	61%
Higher standard	0%	8%

House prices near the school

Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.

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Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.