St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
1.116 miles
Published by Buckinghamshire Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2019–2026 (miles)
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined School is a primary school in Maidenhead, Buckinghamshire for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 29 June 2023. Buckinghamshire has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2018 to 2026 entry.
St Nicolas' Church of England Combined 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 | 1.116 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 0.749 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.015 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.89 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.973 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.919 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 1.081 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 1.628 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 1.536 mi |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 1.116 miles away, the 25th shortest of 57 Buckinghamshire primary schools with a published last distance (middle figure 1.27 miles).
- The Reception 2026 last distance was further than in 2025 and nearer than in 2018, and it swung sharply between some years.
- Reception 2026 had 36 first-choice applications for 30 offers; 27 offers went to first-choice families, and 9 first-choice families (25%) were not offered a place.
- In 2024/25, 77% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 16% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Buckinghamshire schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Rectory Road, Taplow, Maidenhead, SL6 0ET
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Buckinghamshire
- Pupils on roll
- 217 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 11.5% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 29 June 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils are proud to attend this friendly and welcoming school.”
- “Pupils feel safe here and they know that this is a place where everyone can be themselves, regardless of background or beliefs.”
- “One parent commented how they valued the ‘inclusive community’.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes, in some subjects teachers provide work that does not deepen pupils’ understanding effectively.”
- “In these few subjects, pupils do not consistently achieve as well as they could.”
- “However, this is not yet the case across the whole curriculum.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 28 September 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: 36 first-preference applications, 30 offers in total, 27 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 Buckinghamshire.
- Lent Rise School 1.0 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- St Peter's Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dorney School 1.8 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Dropmore Infant School 2.8 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Farnham Royal CofE Primary School 3.2 mi Not judged Last distance published
- St Paul's Church of England Combined School, Wooburn 3.3 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Farnham Common Infant School 3.7 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Claytons Primary School 3.8 mi Good Last distance published
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