St Nicholas Church of England Primary School

LancashireVoluntary aided school

St Nicholas Road, Church, Accrington, BB5 4DN

Headteacher: Mr Liam NoonSchool website ↗Pupils: 191 (capacity: 210)
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
68%
Reading, Writing & Maths
100%
First-choice offer rate

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.
68.0%
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%.
4.0%
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 68%·Writing 71%·Maths 82%All three 68%
Reading
Expected68%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected71%
Exceeding7%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected82%
Exceeding25%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Expected standard
Exceeding / high score
National average

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

This school is not oversubscribed.
Supply meets demand.
How many places were offered?
26
How many families wanted this school first?
22
How many got their first choice?
22of 22 (100.0%)
How many applied in total?
51

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
25.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
11.0%
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).
21.0%
Boys and girls
45%girls·55%boys
86 girls, 105 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Peaked at 82% (2022/23), currently 68%

* 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
2015/1635.0%4.0%-1.6+1.7-1.9
2016/1750.0%4.0%-2.6+2.1-2.5
2017/1866.0%0.0%-1.0-0.6-1.7
2018/1957.0%5.0%-2.9-1.8-2.2
2022/2382.0%14.0%-0.7+0.9+1.7
2023/2453.0%3.0%---
2024/2568.0%4.0%---
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