Primary school

Northfield St Nicholas Primary Academy

  • Academy Sponsor Led
  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • NR32 4HN
Ofsted Good · inspected Jul 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 6,549 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 44%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 97%97%2016/17: top 99%2017/18: top 97%2018/19: top 88%2022/23: top 72%2023/24: top 62%2024/25: top 44%No exams

Against East of EnglandArrows: East of England rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM67% · East of England 64%6/10 Middle+45.2 pts
Higher standard, RWM6% · East of England 7%5/10 Middle+18.3 pts
Reading score104 · East of England 1062/10 Well below East of England+16.7 pts
Maths score105 · East of England 1055/10 Middle+41.6 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 21% · 58 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 19% · 58 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 32% · 56 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 49% · 59 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 52% · 54 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 58% · 50 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 67% · 49 pupils · East of England 64%67%19%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 58 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 2% · 58 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 4% · 56 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 5% · 59 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 6% · 54 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 2% · 50 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 6% · 49 pupils · East of England 7%6%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 97 · 58 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 97 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 100 · 56 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 99 · 59 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 101 · 54 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 100 · 50 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 104 · 49 pupils · East of England 10610497No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 98 · 58 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 96 · 58 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 99 · 56 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 101 · 59 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 54 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 101 · 50 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 105 · 49 pupils · East of England 10510596No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
26 of 26 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2626
2nd120
3rd70

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2022

  1. 2007Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Goodas predecessor
  4. 2018Requires improvement
  5. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026311
Free school meals (past 6 years)49.7%
First language not English12.0%
SEN support21.1%
EHC plan4.7%
Absence (sessions missed)5.8%
Persistently absent pupils16.7%

Girls 49.9%Boys 50.1%

74% full · 420 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher16.2
Pupils per adult8.2
  • Classroom teachers 16
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 14.2
  • Other support 12.2

Teachers 19 FTE · Whole workforce 45.4 · 67 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,614
Spend per pupil£7,228
Staff spend per pupil£5,897
Reserve per pupil£0
  • £0revenue reserve
  • +£128,000in-year balance

Grants £7,548 · self-generated £66 · premises £407 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: REACH2 ACADEMY TRUST (62 academies) · trust reserve £4,830,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it