St Andrew's CofE Primary School
About St Andrew's CofE Primary School
St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a Church of England state primary in Horsham, within the West Sussex local authority. Among the 35 primary schools in the Horsham area, it ranks 9th, placing it comfortably in the top quarter. The top-performing peers in the same local authority are Barns Green Primary School, Heron Way Primary School, and Aldingbourne Primary School, all of which score higher on the same ranking metric. St Andrew's is oversubscribed, with 57 applications for 25 places in the 2025/26 admissions round, and 24 of those 25 places went to first-preference applicants. The school serves 165 pupils, which is above its official capacity of 140, and has a relatively low proportion of pupils eligible for free school meals at 5. 5%. Headteacher Nathan Golbey leads a mixed-gender school for children aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision.
Key Details
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- Attendance & behaviour dataPersistent absentees, suspensions and exclusions vs national
Ofsted Inspection Breakdown
6 Feb 2024Source: Ofsted, 25 Apr 2024. Ratings: 1=Outstanding, 2=Good, 3=Requires Improvement, 4=Inadequate.
SEND Support
Source: Department for Education, 2024/25. Support availability based on current student population.
School day
Teaching hours
09:00 – 15:30
Breakfast club
07:30-08:30
After-school care
15:30-18:00
Source: standrewsnuthurst.co.uk. Extracted automatically — confirm with the school before relying on these times.
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