St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy

KentAcademy sponsor led

Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8BP

Headteacher: Mr Christopher DaleSchool website ↗Pupils: 411 (capacity: 434)Part of THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
Ofsted pending
No inspection on record
Oversubscribed
87% of first-choice applicants offered a place
56%
Reading, Writing & Maths
87%
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.
56.0%
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%.
2.0%
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 78%·Writing 78%·Maths 73%All three 56%
Reading
Expected78%
Exceeding31%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Writing
Expected78%
Exceeding15%
0%
25%
50%
75%
100%
Maths
Expected73%
Exceeding5%
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?
60
How many families wanted this school first?
69
How many got their first choice?
60of 69 (87.0%)
How many applied in total?
99

Pupils & Inclusion

Eligible for pupil premium
49.0%
Pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds
English as an additional languageEnglish as an Additional Language% of pupils whose first language is not English
2.0%
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).
25.0%
Boys and girls
49%girls·51%boys
203 girls, 208 boys

Location

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Results Over Time

↑ Best year on record — 56% Reading, Writing & Maths

* 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
2015/16-----
2016/1750.0%4.0%-0.7+1.1-2.8
2017/1837.0%2.0%-2.9-0.5-6.1
2018/1952.0%5.0%+1.6+1.5+0.1
2022/2353.0%7.0%-0.8+1.7-2.7
2023/2450.0%5.0%---
2024/2556.0%2.0%---
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