St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School
Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 4–11 · Harpenden, Hertfordshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Unlock every school · £9.99 Open on the map →St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School is a primary school in Harpenden, Hertfordshire for ages 4–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 24 March 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.
St Nicholas CofE VA Primary School catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Reception 2025 | Not published |
| Reception 2024 | Not published |
| Reception 2023 | Not published |
| Reception 2022 | Not published |
| Reception 2021 | Not published |
| Reception 2020 | Not published |
| Reception 2019 | Not published |
| Reception 2018 | Not published |
| Reception 2017 | Not published |
| Reception 2016 | Not published |
| Reception 2015 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 91% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), highest of 7 schools: it and 6 of its 8 nearest Hertfordshire primaries with results.
- At the higher standard in reading, writing and maths, 5% of pupils reached it in 2024/25 (England 8%).
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 2026, as at 56 of the 364 other Hertfordshire primary schools with a published Reception 2026 outcome.
- Reception 2026 had 18 first-choice applications for 19 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Hertfordshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Church Green, Harpenden, AL5 2TP
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Hertfordshire
- Pupils on roll
- 149 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.5
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 24 March 2022
Strengths
- “St Nicholas is a very happy school.”
- “Pupils are polite, friendly, and enthusiastic about learning.”
- “In the playground, they like talking about what they know.”
To improve
- “In a few areas, such as history, leaders do not plan the knowledge pupils need to know as precisely.”
- “This means teachers are occasionally less clear about what should be taught and when.”
- “Pupils sometimes do not make all the connections they should between different parts of their learning.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 26 May 2022 (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) | 91% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 18 first-preference applications, 19 offers in total, 18 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Hertfordshire.
- Harpenden Academy 0.2 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- St Dominic Catholic Primary School 0.5 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Roundwood Primary School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Manland Primary School 0.6 mi School remains Good (Improving) - S5 Next Last distance published
- Crabtree Infants' School 0.7 mi Outstanding Last distance published
- Crabtree Junior School 0.8 mi Outstanding
- The Lea Primary School and Nursery 0.9 mi Not judged Last distance published
- High Beeches Primary School 1.0 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
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