St Andrew's CofE Primary School

About St Andrew's CofE Primary School

St Andrew's CofE Primary School in East Cambridgeshire has been rated Good by Ofsted following its most recent graded inspection in 2017, and a subsequent ungraded inspection in 2023 confirmed the school remains Good. The inspection team judged both leadership and management and early years provision as Good. This represents a clear improvement from the school's previous inspection in 2013, when it was rated Requires Improvement. On the most telling academic metric, 71% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2 in the 2023/24 academic year. That figure sits comfortably above the local authority average of 58%, placing the school 34th out of 210 primary schools in Cambridgeshire. Within East Cambridgeshire specifically, St Andrew's ranks 5th out of 27 primary schools, putting it in the top 20% of its immediate area.

Digging into the Key Stage 2 results, the school's strongest individual subject was reading, where 85% of pupils reached the expected standard and 24% achieved a higher score. In writing, 78% met the expected level and 8% reached the higher standard, while in maths 76% hit the expected mark and 29% scored at the higher level. The average scaled scores were 107 in reading and 106 in maths, both above the national benchmark of 100. The proportion of pupils reaching the higher standard across all three subjects was 5%, a figure that reflects the school's focus on solidifying core skills rather than pushing for the top end. With 15.3% of pupils eligible for free school meals, the school serves a broadly representative intake, and its academic outcomes suggest it is adding significant value compared with the local average.

The school is oversubscribed for 2025/26, with 107 applications for 60 places and 57 offers made to first-preference families, giving an oversubscription ratio of 1.78. It has a nursery provision for children from age three, and the main school runs from Reception to Year 6. Facilities include an ICT suite, library, sensory room, dining hall, playing fields and a chapel. Sports on offer include athletics, netball, rounders, swimming and cross country, while clubs range from chess and choir to gardening, art and film club. The school has a broad SEND offer, with provisions for specific learning difficulties, moderate learning difficulty, social, emotional and mental health needs, speech, language and communication needs, physical disability and autistic spectrum disorder. This is a church school with a strong local reputation, suited to families who want solid academic outcomes in a supportive, well-led environment that has clearly improved over time.

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