St Nicholas School
Academy special converter · Mixed · Southend-on-Sea
Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
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No council data
Attendance
88.7%
27.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
108
Capacity used
Over capacity100%
108 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Details
- Type
- Academy special converter
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- No
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Laura Fox
- Address
- Philpott Avenue, Southend-on-Sea, SS2 4RL
- Phone
- 01702462322
- Local authority
- Southend-on-Sea
- Ward / constituency
- Southchurch · Southend East and Rochford
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 144691
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 59% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 2% | — | — |
| SEN support | 0% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 4 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: SEN TRUST SOUTHEND
108 pupils · 108 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
20 January 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Expected standard Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Expected standard Attendance and behaviour Strong standard Leadership and governance Expected standard Early years Not applicable Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 22
03 February 2022
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 108 pupils
Attendance
88.7%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
11.3%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
27.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
6.5%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
3.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 2.5 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 0% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 0% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 0% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 0 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 20 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art and Design | 13 | 0% | 31% | 54% |
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.