St Nicolas CofE Primary School

State-Funded School

st-nicolas-cofe-primary-school-brighton-and-hove-south-east

South EastRegion

Brighton and HoveLocal Authority

Hove and PortsladeConstituency

BN41 2LAPostcode

6.4

Academic Performance

Ofsted

About the School

St Nicolas CofE Primary School is a state-funded primary for pupils aged 4–11, located in Brighton and Hove, South East.

The school is rated Good by Ofsted. It currently serves 416 pupils.

Ofsted Rating

Safeguarding effective

Yes

Rating last maintained

2023

Subject Areas

Leadership &management

Good

Quality ofeducation

Good

Personaldevelopment

Good

Behaviour &attitudes

Good

Early yearsprovision

Good

Academic Performance

Above average

Ranked against primary schools in England · 2023-24

Reading, writing & maths: 67%
Higher standard: 4%
Reading score: 107
Maths score: 105

Ethnicity

White

85%

Asian

Black

Mixed

Any other group

Unclassified

<1%

Pupils

416

Total Pupils

53%Boys

47%Girls

Pupil Characteristics

Free school meals

18%

England average

27%

First language not English

England average

22%

Young carers

<1%

England average

0%25%50%75%100%

DfE school census, January 2026.

Key Information

Phase: Primary
Age range: 4 – 11
Deprivation band: Average
Total pupils: 416
IDACI quintile: 3 (Average)

Inspection history

2 graded inspections published by Ofsted. Ungraded and monitoring visits are not shown.

Report published					Overall
12 Jan 2023	Good	Good	Good	Good	Good
17 Oct 2016	Good	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Not reported in this inspection	Good

A grey dot means Ofsted did not report that judgement in the inspection of the day — the sub-judgements shown here were introduced with the 2019 framework.

Ofsted data as at 31 December 2024. A school may have been inspected since, or had an ungraded visit that does not change its grade — check Ofsted’s own record.