St Andrew's CofE Primary School

About St Andrew's CofE Primary School

If you're a parent considering St Andrew's CofE Primary School, the feedback from other families is a strong starting point. In the most recent Parent View survey, 88% of respondents said they would recommend the school, with 77 parents taking part. The school is clearly popular: for the 2025/26 intake, it received 163 applications for just 46 places, giving an oversubscription ratio of 3.54. That means nearly three and a half families applied for every spot. Of those, 42 families put it as their first preference, and all 42 received offers. Parents report very high levels of happiness and safety, with 64% strongly agreeing their child is happy and 69% strongly agreeing their child feels safe. Behaviour is also seen as a strength, with 52% strongly agreeing pupils are well-behaved. The school's Church of England character is reflected in its on-site chapel, and it serves a mixed cohort of 396 pupils aged 5 to 11 in the London borough of Enfield.

Academically, St Andrew's delivers solid but not outstanding results. In the 2023/24 Key Stage 2 assessments, 64% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That's slightly below the Enfield local authority average of 67%. The school's ranking within Enfield places it 38th out of 59 primary schools, putting it in the bottom half locally. However, individual subject scores are more encouraging: 83% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, and 80% in writing, while maths was lower at 71%. At the higher standard, 42% achieved in reading, 31% in maths and 24% in writing. Progress scores are not available, so it's hard to say how much value the school adds. Ofsted's most recent inspection in December 2024 judged the school Good overall, with Outstanding marks for early years provision, personal development, and behaviour and attitudes. Leadership and management, and quality of education, were both rated Good.

For families considering St Andrew's, the practical picture is reassuring. The school offers a sensory room, a chapel, playing fields, a sports hall and an outdoor playground. Sports include gymnastics, dance, swimming, netball and athletics, and there are clubs such as eco club, coding, choir, book club and film club. SEND support is available for speech, language and communication needs, autistic spectrum disorder, and other difficulties or disabilities, though Parent View data shows 23% of respondents with SEND children disagreed that the school gives them the support they need, which is worth noting. The school is oversubscribed, so applying as a first preference is advisable. It suits families who value a strong sense of community, good behaviour and personal development, and who are comfortable with academic results that sit around the local average rather than at the top of the league table.

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