Community school · Primary
Rayleigh · SS6 9LW · Essex
Ages 4–11
Status: Open
0.5 miles away
OpenPrimaryURN 149617
St Nicholas Church of England Primary School
Academy converter · RAYLEIGH · SS6 9NE
Phase
Primary
Age range
Ages 5–11
Pupils
141
Local authority
Essex
Age range
Ages 5–11
05111619
Provision snapshot
Based on official GIAS characteristics
1 / 6
- NurseryNo Nursery Classes
- Sixth formDoes not have a sixth form
- BoardingNo boarders
- Special school
- Independent
- Academy
Local context
How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.
Mixed academy converter (primary), Ages 5–11, in RAYLEIGH, Essex, 141 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: academy. Free school meals: 11.3%. Religious character: Church of England. Diocese: Diocese of Chelmsford.
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Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.
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Overview
- School type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 5–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Status
- Open
- URN
- 149617
Location
- Address
- Priory Chase
- Postcode
- SS6 9NE
- Town
- RAYLEIGH
- County
- Essex
- Local authority
- Essex
- District
- Rochford
- Constituency
- Rayleigh and Wickford
- Urban/rural
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Size & intake
Pupil numbers and free school meals come from the GIAS school census fields. Capacity fill is calculated when both pupils and capacity are published. Census date: 15 Jan 2026.
- Pupils on roll
- 141
- Boys / girls
- 68 / 73
- School capacity
- 145
- Capacity fill
- 141 / 145 (97%)
- Free school meals
- 11.3%
- FSM pupils
- 16
- Gender
- Mixed
School characteristics
- Nursery provision
- No Nursery Classes
- Sixth form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Special classes
- No Special Classes
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Diocese
- Diocese of Chelmsford
- Governance
- Academy trust: BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Academy trust
- BERLESDUNA ACADEMY TRUST
- Sponsor
- Berlesduna Academy Trust
Contact
- Headteacher
- Mrs Samantha Willis
- Telephone
- 01268786874
Official links
Ofsted
Latest inspection outcomes from Ofsted monthly management information. Report-card grades use the current framework where published; older OEIF grades are shown when that is the latest graded inspection.
Headline
School remains Good
Inspection date
2019-12-18
Absence
Pupil absence rates from DfE pupil absence in schools in England. Persistent absence means 10% or more of sessions missed; severe absence means 50% or more. Lower figures are better.
Academic year 2023/24
Overall absence
5.7%
Persistent absence
12.7%
Unauthorised
3.1%
- Authorised absence
- 2.6%
- Severe absence (50%+)
- 0.0%
- Enrolments in measure
- 126