St Nicholas' School
Community special school in Canterbury (Kent).
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Nearby schools
nearest first29 schools within 2 miles. The nearest is The Orchard School, 0.1 miles away.
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| Phase | Ofsted | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Orchard SchoolFoundation special | 0.1 mi | Special | 119 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 1 area, Needs attention in 5 |
| Wincheap Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation | 0.4 mi | Primary | 429 | Report card, 2026Expected standard in 3 areas, Needs attention in 4 |
| Newingate SchoolOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 35 | - |
| Haven NookOther independent special | 0.5 mi | Special | 19 | - |
| The Worthgate SchoolOther independent | 0.6 mi | Independent | 270 | - |
| Barton Court Grammar SchoolAcademy converter | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 995 | Good, 2020Ungraded inspection Nov 2024, no grade given |
| Simon Langton Grammar School for BoysFoundation | 0.7 mi | Secondary | 1,226 | No overall grade, 2024Outstanding in 3 key judgements, Good in 1; sixth form provision Outstanding |
| St Peter's Methodist Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.7 mi | Primary | 208 | Ungraded inspection, Nov 2024Last graded Good (Mar 2015) |
| Canterbury Christ Church UniversityHigher education institutions | 0.8 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
| The King's School CanterburyOther independent | 0.8 mi | Independent | 985 | - |
| Simon Langton Girls' Grammar SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.8 mi | Secondary | 1,258 | Ungraded inspection, Sep 2023Last graded Good (Jul 2014) |
| Pilgrims' Way Primary SchoolAcademy sponsor led | 0.9 mi | Primary | 404 | Good, 2022 |
| St Thomas' Catholic Primary School, CanterburyVoluntary aided | 0.9 mi | Primary | 210 | Good, 2023 |
| Barton Manor SchoolFree schools | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 596 | No overall grade, 2025Outstanding in 2 key judgements, Good in 2 |
| St Johns Church of England Primary SchoolVoluntary controlled | 0.9 mi | Primary | 427 | Good, 2024 |
| The Canterbury AcademyAcademy converter | 0.9 mi | Secondary | 1,984 | Report card, 2026Strong standard in 3 areas, Expected standard in 4 |
| St Anselm's Catholic School, CanterburyAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Secondary | 1,116 | Good, 2023 |
| The Canterbury Primary SchoolAcademy converter | 1.0 mi | Primary | 421 | Ungraded inspection, Dec 2022Last graded Good (May 2012) |
| HawthornOther independent special | 1.1 mi | Special | 7 | - |
| St Stephen's Infant SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 263 | Good, 2024 |
| St Stephen's Junior SchoolAcademy converter | 1.5 mi | Primary | 400 | Ungraded inspection, Mar 2023Last graded Good (May 2013) |
| BemixSpecial post 16 institution | 1.6 mi | Special | - | - |
| The Archbishop's SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Secondary | 770 | Good, 2023 |
| Parkside Community Foundation Primary SchoolFoundation | 1.7 mi | Primary | 161 | Good, 2023 |
| St Edmund's School CanterburyOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 523 | - |
| Kent College Nursery, Infant and Junior SchoolOther independent | 1.7 mi | Independent | 204 | - |
| Kent College (Canterbury)Other independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 507 | - |
| Kent College International Study CentreOther independent | 1.9 mi | Independent | 10 | - |
| University of KentHigher education institutions | 2.0 mi | Higher education institutions | - | - |
Straight-line distance from each school's register location, in miles: schools within 2 miles, widened to 5 or 10 miles where fewer than 10 schools are that close. Register details: Get Information about Schools, DfE (extract of 24 Oct 2026). Ofsted: the latest outcome in our data (Ofsted management information as at 30 Sep 2026, so a newer report may exist). Where no Ofsted outcome is shown we do not hold one; many independent schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate instead. Phase colours match the map. Governance Register does not rank schools.
The neighbourhood
iEnglish Indices of Deprivation 2025 (Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government) for the small area around the school (LSOA).This school's neighbourhood is close to the middle for deprivation in England (Index of Multiple Deprivation 2025, decile 5 of 10).
Each number is a decile from 1 to 10: 1 = the most deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, 10 = the least deprived 10%.
- Children in income-deprived families
- 105
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