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St Nicholas' School[1]

Independent · ages 3–16

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Headline results

No headline results are published for this school in the latest two years.

Results

GCSE (key stage 4)

Attainment 8
50.4 2025/26[2]
Grade 5+ in English & maths
60.5% 2025/26[2]
Grade 7+ in English & maths
18.6% 2025/26[2]
Progress 8, 2025/26
Not calculated[3]
Progress 8, 2024/25
Not calculated[3]

IGCSEs don't count towards Attainment 8, so it understates many independent schools.

Earlier years
Year Attainment 8 Grade 5+ in English & maths Grade 7+ in English & maths
2024/25 58.1[4] 71.1%[4]
2023/24 63.1[5] 76.7%[5]
2022/23 57.8[6] 71%[6]
2021/22 59.5[7] 71%[7]

Ofsted

Inspected by
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)[8]

ISI inspection

Inspection
October 2025[9]
Framework
Framework from September 2023[9]
Leadership and governance
Standards met[9]
Quality of education
Standards met[9]
Health and wellbeing
Standards met[9]
Social and economic education
Standards met[9]
Safeguarding
Standards met[9]

Health and wellbeing

  • ISI recommended: The school should apply the behaviour rules consistently in the senior school to handle bad behaviour more effectively.

Previous ISI inspections: 2022, 2017, 2015 (2022 report, 2017 report, 2015 report).

ISI's page for this school

Findings of the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI), restated in our own words: not ISI's wording. Read the full report on ISI's website.

Competition to get in

No published data for this school.

Character & practicalities

Fees

Pre-prep, day
£4,569–£5,946 a term 2026/27 · Reception; Year 1; Year 2; Infants Year 1; Infants Year 2 · VAT not stated[10][11]
Prep, day
£5,807–£6,092 a term 2026/27 · Year 3; Year 4; Year 5; Year 6 · excl. VAT[11]
Senior, day
£6,957 a term 2026/27 · Years 7 - 11 · excl. VAT[11]

As published by the school on its own website for the year shown, quoted from our archived copy. Ranges run from the lowest to the highest fee the school lists for that stage. Check the school's current fees before deciding: extras (lunch, trips, exams) and bursaries are not included. Fees are never used to rank schools.

Type
Other independent school[1]
Ages
3–16[1]
Boys / girls
Girls[1]
Faith
Church of England[1]
Admissions
Non-selective[1]
Sixth form
No[1]
Boarding
No boarders[1]
Capacity
372[1]
Local authority
Hampshire[1]
Website
www.stnicholas.school[1]
Nursery classes
Has Nursery Classes[8]
Special classes
No Special Classes[8]
Section 41 (can be named in an EHC plan)
Not approved[8]
District
Hart[12]
Postcode
GU52 0RF[1]
URN
116518[1]

School details as recorded in Get Information About Schools on 14 Oct 2026.

Pupils

Number on roll
320 2024/25[13]
SEN support
27.8% 2024/25[13]
EHC plan
1.6% 2024/25[13]
Free school meals in the last 6 years
0% 2024/25[13]

Sources

  1. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments. Period 2026-10-14, published 2026-10-14. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  2. Department for Education: Performance tables schools data (explore education statistics). Period 2025/26, provisional, published 2026-10-15. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  3. Department for Education: Key stage 4 performance 2024/25: data guidance. Period 2024/25. Archived copy; original. Licence: OGL-3.0.
    Quote
    It is not possible to calculate Progress 8 for academic years 2024/25 and 2025/26 due to gaps in the baseline caused by COVID-19 disruption.
  4. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  5. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2023/24, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  6. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2022/23, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  7. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: KS4 final. Period 2021/22, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  8. Department for Education: Get Information About Schools: all establishments (independent schools' inspectorate and provision). Period 2026-10-17, published 2026-10-17. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  9. Independent Schools Inspectorate: School inspection report, St Nicholas' School, October 2025. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: all-rights-reserved (restated only, D71).
  10. stnicholas.school: stnicholas.school document (PDF). Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (7)
    Infants Year 1 £4,931 / term £5,917 / term 8:45am - 3:45pm (p. 1)
    Infants Year 2 £4,955 / term £5,946 / term 8:45am - 3:45pm (p. 1)
    Juniors Year 3 £5,807 / term £6,968 / term 8:30am - 4:00pm (p. 1)
    Juniors Year 4 £5,891 / term £7,070 / term 8:30am - 4:00pm (p. 1)
    Juniors Year 5 £6,033 / term £7,239 / term 8:30am - 4:00pm (p. 1)
    Juniors Year 6 £6,092 / term £7,310 / term 8:30am - 4:00pm (p. 1)
    Seniors Year 7 - 11 £6,957 / term £8,349 / term 8:30am - 4:00pm (p. 1)
  11. stnicholas.school: stnicholas.school — School fees. Period 2026-10-17. Licence: copyright-quoted.
    Quotes (11)
    Reception £4,569.00 * ♦ (p. 1)
    Infant Year Group Cost (per term) (p. 1)
    Year 1 £4,931.00 * (p. 1)
    Year 2 £4,955.00 * (p. 1)
    Year 3 £5,807.00 * (p. 1)
    Junior Year Group Cost (per term) (p. 1)
    Year 4 £5,891.00 * (p. 1)
    Year 5 £6,033.00 * (p. 1)
    Year 6 £6,092.00 * (p. 1)
    Years 7 - 11 £6,957.00 * (p. 1)
    Senior Year Group Cost (per term) (p. 1)
  12. Office for National Statistics: Parish to Ward to Local Authority District (May 2026) Lookup in EW. Period 2026-05-01. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.
  13. Department for Education: Compare School Performance download: School census. Period 2024/25, final. Publication page. Data file. Licence: OGL-3.0.