St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

About St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School in Wolverhampton holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a grade it has maintained across its two most recent inspections. In its 2022 graded inspection, the school received Good in every category — quality of education, behaviour and attitudes, personal development, leadership and management, and early years provision — with no weaker ratings anywhere in the breakdown. That consistency matters because the school serves a community where more than half of pupils (54.8%) are eligible for free school meals, well above the national average. The most telling exam metric is the local authority's average Key Stage 2 attainment score of 64, which provides a benchmark for how primary pupils in Wolverhampton typically perform. While St Andrew's own KS2 results are not published in this data, the school's sustained Good rating across a seven-year gap between inspections — from 2015 to 2022 — suggests stable leadership and teaching quality under headteacher Lisa Thompson.

Academically, the school's Ofsted record places it among the majority of Wolverhampton primaries: of 72 schools in the local authority, only 10 hold an Outstanding rating, meaning Good is the most common grade for a solid, well-run school here. The 2022 inspection noted that behaviour and attitudes were Good, which is a strong signal for a primary with 449 pupils — 29 over its official capacity of 420. That oversubscription tells its own story: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 102 applications for 60 places, a ratio of 1.7 applicants per place, and made 55 offers to first-preference families. With a first-preference offer rate of 55 out of 55 first-preference applications, it appears that families who put St Andrew's top of their list are very likely to get in, though the overall competition is real. The school's Church of England character may appeal to some families, but the data doesn't specify any faith-based admissions criteria.

For families considering St Andrew's, the practical offer is broad. The school has a nursery provision for three-year-olds, which can ease the transition into Reception. Facilities include a forest school, sensory room, chapel, art studios, and an ICT suite, plus playing fields for sports like netball, tennis, swimming, and cricket. There are also after-school clubs in science, art, and coding. The SEND provision is notably comprehensive, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, moderate and profound multiple learning difficulties, speech and language needs, and visual impairment — a real asset for families whose children need extra support. The nearest Outstanding-rated alternative is St Michael's CofE Primary Academy, 0.8 kilometres away, but with St Andrew's oversubscribed and well-regarded locally, it's clearly a popular choice for Wolverhampton families who want a Good-rated primary with strong facilities and inclusive support.

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