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St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School

North East Derbyshire, S18 8ZQPrimaryAges 4–11MixedState
Ofsted Rating
Good
Mar 2025
KS2 Results
81%
meeting expected standard in RWM
Competition
0.9×
Not oversubscribed
20 1st-choice / 23 places
Ranking
🏆Top 10%
#1342 of 13,686 nationally

About St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School

St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School in North East Derbyshire is a state primary for mixed pupils aged 4 to 11, currently home to 207 children against a capacity of 226. That leaves a little breathing room, but demand tells a different story: for the 2025/26 intake, the school received 68 applications for just 23 places, with 20 of those going to first-preference families. That oversubscription ratio of nearly 3:1 signals a school that local parents are keen to get into. The pupil body is notably less disadvantaged than the national average, with just 8.2% of children eligible for free school meals, compared with a typical primary figure of around 23% across England. The school holds a Church of England/Methodist religious character, and its headteacher is John Clapham. In its most recent ungraded Ofsted inspection in March 2025, inspectors confirmed that standards were maintained, building on the Good rating awarded in the previous graded inspection in 2016.

Key Details

School TypePrimary (State)
Age Range4 to 11 years
GenderMixed
Religious CharacterChurch of England/Methodist
AddressPentland Road, Dronfield, North East Derbyshire, S18 8ZQ
HeadteacherJohn Clapham
Local AuthorityDerbyshire
Number of Pupils207
Free School Meals (FSM)8.2%
School Capacity207 / 226 (92% full)

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Ofsted Inspection Breakdown

19 Mar 2025
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Overall Effectiveness
Good
Leadership & Management
Good
Early Years Provision
Good

Latest monitoring visit (19 Mar 2025): Standards maintained

Source: Ofsted, 25 May 2016. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.

Facilities

5
ICT SuiteOutdoor PlaygroundSensory RoomArt StudiosChapel

Facilities may vary. Contact the school for current availability.

Extracurriculars

11

Sports

Cross CountryFootballDanceTennisGymnasticsAthletics

Clubs & Activities

CodingChoirScience ClubChessGardening

Activities may vary by term. Contact the school for current offerings.

SEND Support

AutismDyslexiaMental HealthSpeech & LanguageOther

Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.

School day

Verified

Teaching hours

08:50 – 15:20

Source: st-andrewscofe.derbyshire.sch.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.

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St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School has been rated "Good" by Ofsted. This means the school provides a good standard of education and effectively supports all pupils to succeed.