St Nicholas School
Purley · Croydon
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School information
- Official name
- St Nicholas School
- Address
- Reedham Drive, 19 Norman Avenue
- Postcode
- CR8 4DS
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Parliamentary constituency
- Croydon South
- URN (official identifier)
- 101854
- Establishment number
- 7005
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Send
- Age range
- 4–11 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Does not apply
- Number of pupils
- 273
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 265
- School type
- Community special school
- Governance
- Special school
- Governance status
- Standalone
- Local authority
- Croydon
- Headteacher
- Miss Katie Goodwin
- Ofsted inspection
- Requires improvement · Inspected 8 May 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- st-nicholas.croydon.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 02086604861
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at St Nicholas School
| 2025/26 | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 273 | 56,323 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 43.6% | 30.5% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 0.0% | 14.8% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 100.0% | 6.1% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 26.7% | 33.2% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
6 published inspections for St Nicholas School.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Requires improvement
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Early years provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Requires improvement
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 27 Jun 2024
· Section 8 inspection of good and outstanding schools
Read report- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for ungraded and monitoring inspections
- School remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next
Report published 22 Mar 2023
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- Yes - improving (good)
Report published 4 Jul 2017
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 18 Jun 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Outstanding
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 12 Feb 2009
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Outstanding
- Pupils' achievement
- Outstanding
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Early years provision
- Outstanding
- Leadership and management
- Outstanding
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Outstanding
Report published 4 Jan 2006
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at St Nicholas School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 9.7% | 11.8% | 12.9% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 30.0% | 35.3% | 34.7% |
Local authority and England figures are for special schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at St Nicholas School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £184,450 for 119 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Croydon | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 43.4% | 33.4% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £673 | £445 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at St Nicholas School
2025/26 financial year (CFR) · Special · 273 pupils.
| This school | Croydon average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £8,199,283 £30,034 per pupil | £35,425 | £31,280 |
| Total spending | £8,086,402 £29,621 per pupil | £36,090 | £31,078 |
| Teaching staff | £2,520,094 £9,231 per pupil · 31.2% | £10,764 · 29.8% | £11,178 · 36.0% |
| Education support staff | £3,178,894 £11,644 per pupil · 39.3% | £14,669 · 40.6% | £10,615 · 34.2% |
| Supply and agency staff | £103,237 £378 per pupil · 1.3% | £203 · 0.6% | £874 · 2.8% |
| …of which agency supply | £102,498 £375 per pupil · 1.3% | £113 · 0.3% | £759 · 2.4% |
| In-year balance | £112,882 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £928,677 | ||
Previous year (2024/25): spending £26,105 per pupil, supply and agency £798 per pupil — spending up £3,516 per pupil on 2024/25.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Consistent Financial Reporting 2025/26 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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