St Andrew's CofE Primary School

St Andrew's CofE Primary is a vibrant, harmonious and inclusive school where pupils live the values of love, courage and friendship. Pupils enjoy learning, behave exceptionally well and benefit from strong relationships with staff and families. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, pupils with SEND achieve well, and reading is a clear priority, with effective phonics teaching helping pupils catch up quickly. The early years provision gives children an exceptionally strong start, both indoors and outdoors. Personal development is highly effective, pupils take on meaningful leadership roles, and attendance is high. Leadership and governance are strong, safeguarding is effective, and staff wellbeing is prioritised. Published outcomes are strong, especially in reading and writing, and mathematics in Year 6 has improved strongly. The main area for improvement is that in a very small number of subjects, including science, teaching does not consistently correct pupils' misconceptions, so some gaps in understanding can persist. This was the school's first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic, and under the current framework no overall effectiveness grade was given.

Strengths

• Children get an exceptionally strong start in the early years, with learning that is irresistible indoors and outdoors.
• Pupils with SEND are identified swiftly, well supported and achieve well alongside their peers.
• Reading is a priority, phonics is taught well and pupils at risk of falling behind catch up effectively.
• Personal development is highly effective and prepares pupils exceptionally well for their next steps.
• Pupils behave exceptionally well, have positive attitudes to learning and attend regularly.
• The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with strong outcomes in reading and writing and improved mathematics.
• Leadership and governance are strong, and staff workload and wellbeing are prioritised.
• Pupils are fully included and take on leadership roles such as reading buddies and food bank managers.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• In a very small number of subjects, including science, teachers do not consistently correct pupils' misconceptions, so gaps in understanding can persist.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School attended 96.9% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.0% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 0.3% of pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 St Andrew's CofE Primary School had 21.5 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 4.8% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 10.3% of pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2025–26 St Andrew's CofE Primary School received £7,088 and spent £7,119 for each of its 389 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £52,000 (-£135 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24).

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What is St Andrew's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in March 2025.

When was St Andrew's CofE Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School was last inspected in March 2025.

How many pupils does St Andrew's CofE Primary School have?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School has 389 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Andrew's CofE Primary School cover?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are St Andrew's CofE Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 69% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is at 116 Churchbury Lane, Enfield, Middlesex, EN1 3UL.