St Andrew's Church of England Infant School

St Andrew’s Church of England Infant School is a happy, welcoming school where pupils feel safe and are well supported. The school has a strong family ethos, and children in the early years get off to an excellent start. Pupils behave well, are kind to one another, and demonstrate the school’s values of responsibility, respect and peace. They achieve well and are prepared for the next stage of their education. The curriculum is broad and ambitious, with reading a particular priority. Phonics teaching is high quality, and pupils quickly become confident readers. Staff identify and support pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities effectively, and early years provision is highly effective. Attendance is good, and personal development is well provided. However, assessment practices are not consistently used across all staff, meaning some pupils retain misconceptions. In a small number of subjects, the key skills and knowledge are not fully embedded, so pupils do not build their knowledge as well as they do in other subjects. This was the first routine inspection since the COVID-19 pandemic. The school is a voluntary controlled Church of England infant school. Leadership and management are strong, with a supportive culture for staff, and governors know the school well. Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Strengths

• Happy, welcoming school with a strong family ethos
• Pupils feel safe and are well supported
• Children in the early years get off to the best possible start
• Pupils are enthusiastic learners and achieve well
• Pupils behave positively and embody the school’s values
• High-quality phonics teaching; pupils become confident readers quickly
• Staff identify and support pupils with SEND effectively
• Early years provision is highly effective with expert language modelling
• Attendance rates are positive
• Range of opportunities for personal development
• Strong culture of support and teamwork; staff feel valued
• Governors provide a balance of support and challenge
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective

Areas for Improvement

• Assessment practices are not consistently used, leading to some pupils retaining misconceptions
• In a small number of subjects, key skills and knowledge are not fully embedded, hindering knowledge building

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 Church of England Infant School attended 95.4% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 8.8% 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, 0.0% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Infant 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 Church of England Infant School had 20.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 13.2% 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, 11.4% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Infant School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.3% 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 Church of England Infant School received £7,170 and spent £7,348 for each of its 158 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £161,000 (£1,017 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 Church of England Infant School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's Church of England Infant School is Good, from an inspection in June 2025.

When was St Andrew's Church of England Infant School last inspected by Ofsted?

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School was last inspected in June 2025.

How many pupils does St Andrew's Church of England Infant School have?

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School has 158 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Andrew's Church of England Infant School cover?

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School for pupils aged 4 to 7.

Where is St Andrew's Church of England Infant School?

St Andrew's Church of England Infant School is at Church Lane, Eastern Green, St Andrew's Ce Infant School, Church Lane, Eastern Green, Coventry Cv5 7bx, Coventry, West Midlands, CV5 7BX.