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St Nicholas CEVC Primary School

St Nicholas CEVC primary School, London Road, Rochester, ME2 3HU

Local ranking69th of 73 primary schools in Medway
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

180

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 17 June 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Requires improvement
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
148
Boys
70 (47%)
Girls
78 (53%)
Capacity
180 (82% full)
SEND
18.2%
FSM Eligible
23.0%
EAL
19.6%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.4%
SEN Support
16.9%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
21.8:1
Teachers (FTE)
6.8
Budget per Pupil
£6,698/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.4% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
12.0% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Church of England
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 56.1%
  • Black African: 17.6%
  • Asian Indian: 7.4%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 5.4%
  • White Other: 4.7%
  • Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 2.7%
  • Mixed Other: 2.0%
  • Mixed White & Black African: 1.4%

56.1%

White British

17.6%

Black African

7.4%

Asian Indian

Historical Trends

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

St Nicholas CEVC primary School

Rochester, South East

Administrative

URN
118643
UKPRN
10079669
Establishment No.
3102