St Nicholas School

Reedham Drive, Purley, Croydon, CR8 4DS

Requires Improvement

Inspected 8 May 2024

Requires Improvement

Ofsted

KS2 expected

4–11

Ages

274

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Community special school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Croydon →
School Type: Community special school
Age Range: Ages 4–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 274 / 265 (103%) · over capacity
Nursery: No Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Does not apply
Last Ofsted Inspection: 8 May 2024

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

44.2%

Disadvantaged

32.1%

EAL

98.9%

SEN support

1.1%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

Attendance

9.5%

Overall absence

33.6%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

30.2

Teachers (FTE)

↓ -2.0 vs 2023/24

11.3

Pupils per teacher

↑ +2.6 vs 2023/24

58.34

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +1.7 vs 2023/24

£51,747

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 11% on leadership pay

↓ −£322 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

Leadership (FTE)

→ 0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£26,105

Spend per pupil

£26,993

Income per pupil

29%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.