St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
May 13 2025 Ofsted report
Gender
Mixed
Age range
3 - 11 y.o.
Type
Academies
Funding
State-funded primary
Admissions policy
Not applicable
Religious Character
Church of England
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Local authority
Dorset
Unique reference
144470
Address
Littlemoor Road, Preston, DT3 6AA

Pupils

Number of Pupils
237 (65% of total capacity)
Boys
55.7%
Girls
44.3%
First language not English
9.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
24.1%
Persistent absence
21.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
27.4%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 87.3%
Mixed 4.2%
Other White 3.4%
Indian 2.5%
Pakistani 0.8%
Bangladeshi 0.8%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
African 0.4%
Capacity %: Year 2023-2024 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2024-2025

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingWell below average-3.7
WritingAverage-2.2
MathsWell below average-6.2
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 47%
Local authority average 55%
England average 62%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 13%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 106

Average score in maths

School 105
Local authority average 104
England average 105
School: Year 2023-2024
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025

Admissions

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
16
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
15
2nd preference
11
3rd preference
15
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
15
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2025-2026

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes22.9
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher26.7
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher23.5
Year 2024-2025

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Nursery Year 1, Part-time
5
1
4
Nursery Year 1, Full-time
1
0
1
Nursery Year 2, Part-time
7
2
5
Nursery Year 2, Full-time
1
1
0
Reception, Full-time
25
13
12
Year 1
26
16
10
Year 2
30
18
12
Year 3
30
16
14
Year 4
42
28
14
Year 5
35
13
22
Year 6
35
24
11
Year 2024-2025

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