Achievement

By the time our children leave us in Year 6, we want them to be ‘Secondary Ready’. This means developing the ‘whole child’ academically, socially, emotionally, physically and spirituality.

There is no national data for 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.

National data for 2025, is confirmed late in the Autumn Term.

See the Performance Measures website school and college performance measures website for more information.

Key Stage 2 Results Summer 2025 – 95 children

The 2025 cohort experienced disruption to their learning whilst in Year 1 (Summer lockdown – school closed) and Year 2 (Spring lockdown – school moved to remote learning provision).

Key Stage 2 Maths Multiplication Check – Year 4 - 93 children

This is a brief online assessment taken by Year 4 children in June. Its purpose is to check if they can fluently recall their times tables, which is a key foundation for future Mathematical success. It helps schools identify children who need extra support with their tables. There is no official pass mark for the MTC; it is an indicator.  Out of 25 questions, the average attainment score nationally was 20.6 in 2025. St Nicholas average score was 20.01.

Phonics Screening Check Summer 2025 – Year 1 - 59 children

The Phonics Screening Check is a list of 40 words (some real and some pseudo ‘alien’ words) that children have to decode. If they read 32 words accurately, this a ‘pass’. Children who do not achieve 32, can retake the check in Year 2.

Early Years Foundation Stage/Reception Summer 2025 – 59 children

The Department for Education explains that the Good Level of Development (GLD) is a performance measure for children in Reception Class or the EYFS. Children are defined as having reached a ‘good level of development’ at the end of their year in Reception if they have achieved at least the expected level in:-

• personal, social and emotional development
• physical development
• communication and language
• specific areas of mathematics and literacy