St Nicholas School
Other · Community special school · Ages 4–11 · Purley, Croydon
St Nicholas School is an other school in Purley, Croydon for ages 4–11 (community special school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 8 May 2024.
Key facts
- Address
- Reedham Drive, 19 Norman Avenue, Purley, CR8 4DS
- Type
- Community special school
- Phase
- Other
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Croydon
- Pupils on roll
- 273 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 43.6% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 7.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 8 May 2024
Strengths
- “Leaders, including governors and the staff team are taking action to adapt curriculum thinking and approaches to meet the needs of all pupils.”
- “This is a nurturing place to be.”
- “Adults build respectful and trusting professional relationships with pupils.”
To improve
- “The quality of education is variable for all pupils because priorities for improvement are at varying stages of being introduced and have not shown their full impact on securing improvements.”
- “Sometimes, pupils’ personal development, independence and preparation for the next stage of learning is hindered when pupils’ communication needs are not as effectively supported by all staff.”
- “The school’s curriculum is under development.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 June 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 0% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Nearby other schools
Straight-line distance, in Croydon.
- Abingdon House School Purley 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St David's School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cumnor House School 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade
- Laleham Lea School 1.2 mi No Ofsted grade
- Cumnor House School 1.5 mi No Ofsted grade
- St Giles School 2.0 mi School remains Good
- Whitgift School 2.3 mi No Ofsted grade
- Olympus 2.4 mi No Ofsted grade