St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School

About St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School

St Andrew's CofE Primary and Nursery School in Ashfield was rated Good in its most recent graded Ofsted inspection in 2013, and an ungraded inspection in July 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The most telling exam metric is the proportion of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined, which sits at 60%. That is almost exactly in line with the Nottinghamshire local authority average of 61%, placing the school in the middle of the pack. In Ashfield, it ranks 17th out of 30 primary schools on this measure, and nationally it falls in the 56th percentile. The school is oversubscribed, with 55 first-preference applications for 45 places in 2025/26, suggesting local families see it as a solid, reliable choice even if it doesn't top the league tables.

Looking more closely at the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 results, the school's strongest individual subject is reading, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard and 18% achieved a higher score. Writing and maths follow closely, with 69% and 67% reaching the expected level respectively. Average scaled scores in reading and maths are both 104, a point above the national baseline of 100. Where the school falls short is at the higher end: only 7% of pupils achieved the higher standard in all three subjects combined, which is below the national average. The school has no progress scores published, so it's hard to say whether pupils arrive below or above age-related expectations, but the overall picture is of a school delivering consistent, broadly average outcomes rather than exceptional ones.

The school offers a nursery for children from age three and has a Church of England character, with a chapel on site and a headteacher named Ian Snelling. Facilities include a library, playing fields, a forest school, a gymnasium and an outdoor playground, and the sports programme covers cross country, cricket, tennis, netball, gymnastics and rounders. Clubs include chess, film club and gardening. The SEND provision is notably broad, covering specific learning difficulties like dyslexia, speech and language needs, visual impairment, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. With 15% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a reasonably diverse intake. It is oversubscribed by more than two to one, so families applying will need to be prepared for a competitive admissions process, particularly if they are not regular churchgoers in the CofE catchment.

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