Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School

Primary · Voluntary aided school · Ages 3–11 · Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire

Last distance offered · Reception 2026

Every applicant was offered a place

From Hertfordshire County Council · offers on 16 April 2026

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Norton St Nicholas CofE (VA) Primary School is a primary school in Letchworth Garden City, Hertfordshire for ages 3–11 (voluntary aided school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 1 December 2022. Hertfordshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2015 to 2026 entry.

Norton 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, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 7% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
The 2024/25 figure of 77% was the highest of 6 schools: this one and the 5 of the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire that have results.
Reception 2026 drew 28 first-choice applications for 29 offers; 26 offers went to first-choice families, and 2 first-choice families (7%) were not offered a place.
11.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, against a middle figure of 23.2% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Hertfordshire.

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: Norton Road, Letchworth Garden City, SG6 1AG
Type: Voluntary aided school
Phase: Primary
Ages: 3–11
Religious character: Church of England
Council: Hertfordshire
Pupils on roll: 222 January 2026 school census
Free school meals: 11.3% of pupils eligible
Pupils per teacher: 21.5

Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026

Ofsted

School remains Good Inspected 1 December 2022

Strengths

“Pupils are happy at this caring school.”
“The school’s encouraging ethos nurtures pupils.”
“Pupils are polite and kind to one another and adults.”

To improve

“However, the layout and organisation of resources that teachers use in the early years are not consistently well matched to the planned curriculum.”
“As a result, not all children are able to make the most of the well-planned curriculum.”

Safeguarding: Effective

Quoted from the Ofsted report published 24 January 2023 (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)	77%	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: 28 first-preference applications, 29 offers in total, 26 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.

The Grange Academy 0.7 mi Good
Northfields Infants and Nursery School 0.7 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
St Mary's Infants' School 1.1 mi Good Last distance published
St Mary's Junior Mixed School 1.1 mi Good
Hartsfield Junior Mixed and Infant School 1.1 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
Stonehill School 1.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
Hillshott Infant School and Nursery 1.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
St John Roman Catholic Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published