St Nicholas Church School

Primary · Bath and North East Somerset · BA3 3QH · URN 148516

Ofsted GoodLast inspected 2024-05-09Cohort 173Church of England

Exam results, in full

Every figure below comes straight from the Department for Education performance tables. We show the coverage we hold, how the school compares with its local area and with England, and which part of the score each figure feeds, so you can see exactly how the ranking was built.

Key stage 2 results

Taken by pupils at the end of Year 6, so they describe a primary school.

2024-2025 results · cohort 35

4 of 4 headline figuresArea average from 56 schools in Bath and North East Somerset

Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
37%
Bath and North East Somerset 59.7%England 61%
22.7 percentage points below the area average of 59.7
Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths
6%
Bath and North East Somerset 7.4%England 8%
1.4 percentage points below the area average of 7.4
Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading
103
Bath and North East Somerset 105.82England 105
2.8 below the area average of 105.8
Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths
103
Bath and North East Somerset 104.11England 105
1.1 below the area average of 104.1
Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling
103
Bath and North East Somerset 104.52England 105
1.5 below the area average of 104.5
Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling
17%
Bath and North East Somerset 23.1%England 32%
6.1 percentage points below the area average of 23.1
Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading
54%
Bath and North East Somerset 75.5%
21.5 percentage points below the area average of 75.5
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing
40%
Bath and North East Somerset 69.8%
29.8 percentage points below the area average of 69.8
Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths
63%
Bath and North East Somerset 72.1%
9 percentage points below the area average of 72.1
Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort
35
Bath and North East Somerset 32
3.3 above the area average of 31.7
Context only, not scored

Measure	This school	Against Bath and North East Somerset	Against national	Feeds
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths	37% Bath and North East Somerset 59.7%England 61%	22.7 percentage points below the area average of 59.7	24 percentage points below the national figure of 61	Overall standards
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths	6% Bath and North East Somerset 7.4%England 8%	1.4 percentage points below the area average of 7.4	2 percentage points below the national figure of 8	Academic stretch
Average scaled score in reading	103 Bath and North East Somerset 105.82England 105	2.8 below the area average of 105.8	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in maths	103 Bath and North East Somerset 104.11England 105	1.1 below the area average of 104.1	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Average scaled score in grammar, punctuation and spelling	103 Bath and North East Somerset 104.52England 105	1.5 below the area average of 104.5	2 below the national figure of 105	Overall standards
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling	17% Bath and North East Somerset 23.1%England 32%	6.1 percentage points below the area average of 23.1	15 percentage points below the national figure of 32	Academic stretch
Expected standard in reading	54% Bath and North East Somerset 75.5%	21.5 percentage points below the area average of 75.5	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in writing	40% Bath and North East Somerset 69.8%	29.8 percentage points below the area average of 69.8	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Expected standard in maths	63% Bath and North East Somerset 72.1%	9 percentage points below the area average of 72.1	No national comparison	Context only, not scored
Pupils in the results cohort	35 Bath and North East Somerset 32	3.3 above the area average of 31.7	No national comparison	Context only, not scored

Withheld figures are suppressed at source to protect small cohorts. Figures marked not published are ones the department no longer publishes for any school. Source: DfE performance tables, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Local authority average class size

Area benchmark

Bath and North East Somerset · State-funded schools · 2025/26

Primary classes: 25.5 pupils per class

This is the council-area average, not this school’s class size. It is not used in your scorecard ranking.

Source: DfE school census · 2025/26

Published figures

English as an additional language: 11.6% of pupils
Eligible for free school meals: 39.3% of pupils
Pupils on SEN support: 38.7% of pupils
Pupils per adult, including teaching assistants: 8pupils per adult
Higher standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling: 17% of pupils
Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths: 6% of pupils
Pupils per teacher (2025/26 staff census): 16.8pupils per teacher
Reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths: 37% of pupils
Teachers who stayed the following year (3-year average): 83.6% of teachers

Data last refreshed 2026-10-12. Source: DfE and Ofsted open data, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Where it is

Distances are straight-line from the centre of your outward postcode, not a walking or driving route, and never a catchment or admissions prediction.

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What is the latest Ofsted judgement?: Ofsted rated St Nicholas Church School Good at its inspection on 09/05/2024.
Where is the school and which authority runs it?: St Nicholas Church School is a primary school in Bath and North East Somerset, postcode BA3 3QH (URN 148516).
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