St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School
Community primary school in Oxford (Oxfordshire).
KS2 RWM expected
57%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
82%
▲ 7pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
87%
▲ 13pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
57%
▼ 15pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
95.0%
▲ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
19.2
▼ 1.5 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
12.6%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
91%
382 / 420 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Location
iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).About
iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).St Nicholas' Primary and Nursery School is a primary school located in Oxford, Oxfordshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 394 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 420. The school is led by Mrs Julie Holland.
Enrichment
6 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.- Cricket
- Football
- Music
- Orchestra
- Stem
- Forest School
Key facts
- URN
- 123021
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Nursery
- Has Nursery Classes
- Local authority
- Oxfordshire
- Constituency
- Oxford East
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Governing body (10 current, 1 former)
Maintained school governing body.
Leadership
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr Robert Fletcher | Chair of Governors | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
Full governing body
| Name | Role | How appointed | Term |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ms Emma Dunkley | Governor | Elected by school staff | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Rebecca Durrant | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mr Jamie Munk | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2025 · until 2029 |
| Mrs Jane Burd | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Barry Crossman | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mr Joshua Lowe | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Ms Sana Dogar | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Dr Ruth Samuel | Governor | Elected by parents | since 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027 |
| Mrs Julie Holland | Governor | Ex-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principal | since 2018 |
| Mrs Shilpa Bhatt Former | Governor | Appointed by GB/board | since 2023 · term ended 2026 |
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 1 November 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record