St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy
Primary · Academy sponsor led · Ages 4–11 · New Romney, Kent
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
3.073 miles
Published by Kent County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy is a primary school in New Romney, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy sponsor led). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 9 October 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2023 to 2026 entry.
St Nicholas Church of England Primary Academy 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 | 3.073 mi |
| Reception 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Reception 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 56% met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), 3rd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
- The last child offered a Reception place in 2026 lived 3.073 miles away, the longest of the 3 years with a published distance, after a sharp swing from 2025.
- Reception 2026 had 43 first-choice applications for 44 offers, and every first-choice family was offered a place.
- Free school meal eligibility is 39.1% of pupils, against a middle figure of 28.8% across the 8 nearest primary schools in Kent.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Fairfield Road, New Romney, TN28 8BP
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 412 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 39.1% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 22.1
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 9 October 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are exceptionally well cared for.”
- “Pupil well-being is at core of the school’s work.”
- “Every day pupils are immersed in the school values of respect, friendship, trust and community.”
To improve
- “Occasionally, however, the tasks they choose are not well adapted to the needs of all pupils.”
- “This can mean some pupils struggle to complete tasks successfully.”
- “Pupils’ attainment in mathematics has been variable.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 12 November 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) | 56% | 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: 43 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 43 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 Kent.
- Greatstone Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Lydd Primary School 3.2 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Dymchurch Primary School 3.6 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Brenzett Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Brookland Church of England Primary School 4.7 mi Good Last distance published
- Hamstreet Primary Academy 6.8 mi Good Last distance published
- Palmarsh Primary School 6.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Aldington Primary School 7.0 mi Good Last distance published