دا څه معنی لري: The overall absence rate measures the percentage of possible sessions (half-days) missed by pupils across the academic year, including both authorised and unauthorised absences.

This absence rate is below the national average, which usually indicates strong attendance culture, effective monitoring, and good engagement with families.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 20,481 ښوونځیو څخه 4,858th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The suspension rate shows the percentage of pupils who received at least one fixed-period suspension during the academic year. A single pupil suspended multiple times counts once.

This suspension rate is below average, which usually reflects either a strong pastoral support system or a school community with fewer behavioural challenges.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 20,495 ښوونځیو څخه 8,767th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The permanent exclusion rate shows the percentage of pupils permanently excluded from the school during the academic year. This is the most serious sanction a headteacher can apply.

Permanent exclusion is rare across most schools. Many schools report zero permanent exclusions in any given year.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 20,495 ښوونځیو څخه 1st په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) teachers employed at the school. Part-time teachers are counted proportionally (e.g. a teacher working 3 days counts as 0.6 FTE).

Teacher numbers typically reflect the size and funding of the school. A school with 18 FTE teachers is about average in size. Changes over time may indicate growth, budget pressures, or restructuring.

دا څه معنی لري: The number of full-time equivalent (FTE) teaching assistants employed at the school, including higher-level teaching assistants (HLTAs).

Teaching assistant numbers vary widely between schools. The number of TAs usually depends on the school's SEN population, funding, and teaching model.

دا څه معنی لري: The pupil-to-teacher ratio (PTR) divides the total number of pupils by the number of FTE teachers. It indicates how many pupils each teacher is responsible for on average, though actual class sizes may differ.

This pupil-to-teacher ratio is within the normal range for most schools. The national average typically sits between 18–22 for primaries.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 23,374 ښوونځیو څخه 3,824th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: Teacher turnover rate shows the percentage of teachers who left the school during the academic year. This includes retirements, resignations, and transfers.

A lower turnover rate usually indicates good staff retention, which often correlates with strong school culture and leadership stability.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 20,327 ښوونځیو څخه 4,834th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The teacher sickness absence rate shows the percentage of possible teaching days lost to sickness absence across all teachers during the academic year.

A teacher absence rate above 5% is higher than the national average and may indicate workforce wellbeing challenges or an above-average level of long-term sickness.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 18,810 ښوونځیو څخه 8,668th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The average number of days lost to sickness absence per teacher during the academic year. This includes both short-term and long-term absences.

An average of more than 7 days per teacher is above the national average (typically around 5 days). This may be driven by one or two long-term absences.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 18,799 ښوونځیو څخه 15,416th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The percentage of pupils known to be eligible for free school meals (FSM). FSM eligibility is widely used as a proxy indicator for socio-economic disadvantage.

This FSM rate is broadly around the national average. Schools with moderate FSM rates serve communities with mixed levels of deprivation.

دا څه معنی لري: The percentage of pupils identified as having Special Educational Needs (SEN), including both SEN Support and those with Education, Health and Care (EHC) plans.

This SEN rate is within the typical range for most schools. The national average usually sits between 12–17%.

📊 📊 St Nicholas CofE Primary د 27,368 ښوونځیو څخه 21,256th په ملي کچه درجه بندي شوی

دا څه معنی لري: The percentage of pupils receiving SEN Support — the first tier of SEN provision, where additional help is provided within the school without an EHC plan.

This level of SEN Support is around the national average. The proportion often reflects how the school identifies and categorises additional needs.

دا څه معنی لري: The percentage of pupils with an Education, Health and Care (EHC) plan — the highest level of SEN support, involving a legally binding document specifying the provision required.

This EHC rate is within the normal range. Many mainstream schools have 1–3% of pupils with EHC plans.

دا څه معنی لري: The total number of school places available (capacity). This is the physical capacity based on the school's buildings and grounds.

A capacity of 436 places indicates a larger-than-average school.

دا څه معنی لري: The total number of pupils on roll — the actual number of pupils attending the school.

The school currently has 429 pupils on roll. This figure can change from year to year based on admissions, in-year transfers, and demographic trends in the local area.

دا څه معنی لري: The percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths (RWM combined) at the end of Key Stage 2. This is the headline measure for primary school attainment.

KS2 attainment below the national average may reflect the school's intake characteristics. Schools with higher FSM eligibility typically report lower RWM attainment, though this is not always the case.

دا څه معنی لري: The KS2 Reading progress score measures how much progress pupils have made in reading between the end of KS1 and KS2, compared to pupils nationally with similar starting points. A score of 0 is average; positive means above average.

A progress score near zero indicates pupils are making broadly average progress compared to similar pupils nationally.

دا څه معنی لري: The KS2 Maths progress score measures how much progress pupils have made in maths between KS1 and KS2, compared to pupils nationally with similar starting points.

A negative maths progress score suggests scope for improvement, though many contextual factors influence this measure.