Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School

HertfordshireVoluntary aided school

Norton Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1AG

Headteacher: Mr Andrew BrownSchool website ↗Pupils: 233 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
64% of first-choice applicants offered a place
77%
Reading, Writing & Maths
64%
First-choice offer rate
Oversubscribed

Latest data: 2024/25

SATs Results (2024/25)

End-of-primary-school tests taken by Year 6 pupils. National averages shown for comparison.

Reading, Writing & Maths combinedReading, Writing & Maths% of pupils achieving the expected standard in all three subjects at age 11The national average is around 60%. Higher means more pupils reached the expected level.
77.0%
Exceeding expected level (Reading, Writing & Maths)Higher Standard — Reading, Writing & Maths% of pupils exceeding the expected level in all three subjectsA more demanding threshold. The national average is around 8%.
7.0%
Why is combined lower? A pupil is only counted if they met the bar in all three subjects. Some passed reading but not writing; some passed writing but not maths.
Reading 83%·Writing 80%·Maths 83%All three 77%
Reading
Expected83%
Exceeding40%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected80%
Exceeding10%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected83%
Exceeding37%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

How Hard to Get Into This School (2025/26)

This school is oversubscribed.
Demand exceeds capacity.
How many places were offered?
30
How many families wanted this school first?
47
How many got their first choice?
30of 47 (63.8%)
How many applied in total?
100

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
17.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
7.0%
Pupils receiving SEN supportSEN Support% of pupils receiving SEN (Special Educational Needs) support without a formal planThese pupils need extra help but do not yet have an Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP).
17.0%
Boys and girls
44%girls·56%boys
103 girls, 130 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↓ Peaked at 79% (2023/24), currently 77%

* No data for 2019/20 or 2020/21 — national assessments were cancelled due to COVID-19.

Progress scores (Reading, Writing, Maths) are hidden by default — click them in the legend to show.

View raw year-by-year data
YearReading, Writing & Maths (expected %)Exceeding expected (%)Reading ProgressWriting ProgressMaths Progress
2015/1667.0%3.0%+1.0-2.2+0.2
2016/1774.0%7.0%-1.6-0.7-1.4
2017/1867.0%7.0%-0.9-1.4+0.4
2018/1972.0%17.0%+1.6-0.9-0.9
2022/2364.0%11.0%+3.3+0.6+2.9
2023/2479.0%11.0%---
2024/2577.0%7.0%---
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