St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
187
AGES
3 - 7
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
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SCHOOL GUIDE RATING
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(12/07/2022)
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St Nicholas Road
Wallingford
OX10 8HX
01491836408

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. You provide incisive and effective leadership. Since taking up post 18 months ago, you have provided much-needed drive and direction. You have tackled areas of significant weakness and reversed the decline in the quality of teaching that had occurred since the previous inspection. Self-evaluation is honest and plans for improvement are focused sharply on what will make the most difference for your pupils. Pupils enjoy school. Well-planned, engaging teaching helps them learn well. Children in Nursery and Reception benefit from a stimulating environment indoors and outside. The school’s values, clear routines and high expectations for behaviour are instilled right from the start. The school environment is calm, orderly and caring. All are included. Pupils are well cared for, supported and kept safe. They learn to be kind and thoughtful to one another. Pupils are clear that they should treat all with equal respect regardless of any differences. Parents are full of praise for the school and your leadership. At the last inspection, inspectors noted the many strengths of the school. They identified three areas for specific attention. One was to ensure that the teaching of English and mathematics consistently provides suitable challenge for pupils with different starting points and the most able in particular. The second was to place greater emphasis on the development of writing skills, and the third was to develop subject leaders’ roles in driving improvement. Teaching in English and mathematics is now increasingly effective. Pupils, including the most able and those from disadvantaged backgrounds, typically make good progress. Pupils’ achievement in writing, although not as strong as in reading and mathematics, is improving quickly. Due to significant changes in staff, subject leadership development remains an area for attention. Rightly, this is a priority in your school improvement plan for this year and suitable work is underway. On arrival, you got to grips quickly with developing the curriculum to align with national requirements. Alongside this, you set up a suitable approach to assessing and tracking pupils’ achievement in English and mathematics. Leaders and governors can now see at a glance how well different groups of pupils are achieving. The pressing need to secure improvements in English and mathematics means that assessment and monitoring in other subjects is at quite an early stage of development. As a result, leaders and governors do not have a really sharp understanding of pupils’ achievement in these other subjects. The fairly new team of governors is holding leaders to account increasingly well. You have made sure governors have the information needed to gain an accurate view of most aspects of the schools’ performance and the effectiveness of leaders’ actions to bring further improvement. Encouragingly, governors recognise the areas of their work that need further attention. Reviews of the suitability and impact of some school policies and strategies is not consistently timely. Governors know the school’s values help create a tolerant and caring community. However, they do not have an incisive understanding of the impact of work to promote equality or how well the curriculum is preparing pupils for life in modern Britain. Despite your best efforts, disadvantaged pupils’ attendance remains an area for attention. Your work with families has improved attendance for some but you know that further action is needed. You are tightening your approach to the use of fixed penalty notices and seeking to fill the currently vacant post of home-school link worker to this end. Safeguarding is effective. Leaders have made sure that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose and records are detailed and of high quality. Checks on the suitability of staff are sound. Regular training and briefings ensure that staff know what to do if they have any concerns about pupils’ welfare. You alert staff to any issue they need to be aware of when a pupil may be vulnerable and need extra care. You are diligent and persistent in making referrals to the local authority when needed. Pupils say that they feel safe, and bullying is almost unheard of. Parents agree. A helpful safeguarding section of the school website provides parents with useful information about how to keep their children safe and what to do if they have any concerns. You are always considering further improvements. For example, leaders are revisiting the way pupils are taught about safety in the world and online.

St Nicholas' Church of England Infants' School and Nursery Class Parent Reviews



unlock % Parents Recommend This School
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>60, "agree"=>39, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>34, "agree"=>57, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>4} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>75, "strongly_agree"=>4, "agree"=>7, "disagree"=>1, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>10} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>40, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>7, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>40, "strongly_agree"=>19, "agree"=>25, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>36, "agree"=>36, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>14, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 14 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>30, "agree"=>45, "disagree"=>12, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>12} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>43, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>46, "agree"=>43, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>1} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>40, "agree"=>48, "disagree"=>4, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>6} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>39, "agree"=>54, "disagree"=>6, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>37, "agree"=>42, "disagree"=>9, "strongly_disagree"=>1, "dont_know"=>10} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022
Yes No {"yes"=>91, "no"=>9} UNLOCK Figures based on 67 responses up to 13-07-2022

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