St Andrew's CofE Junior School

St Andrew's CofE Junior School is a caring, inclusive school where pupils feel happy and safe. Safeguarding standards are met, personal development and well-being are a standout strength, and attendance, behaviour, inclusion and leadership are secure. The school serves a context with above-average proportions of pupils eligible for free school meals, pupils with SEN support and pupils with EHC plans, and above-average location deprivation. However, achievement and curriculum and teaching need attention. Pupils' attainment in reading, writing and mathematics has been below the national average over the last three years, although 2025 results improved notably in reading. Disadvantaged pupils' gaps remain, and pupils' secure knowledge and written work are inconsistent across subjects. Teaching is not consistently effective; in some classes, tasks, including for some pupils with SEND, do not match pupils' needs. Leaders recognise these issues and have begun appropriate improvements, especially in writing and reading, but impact is at an early stage. Governors are supportive and the chair provides appropriate challenge, although it is less clear how far the wider governing body probes leaders' performance. Next steps focus on consistent curriculum delivery, better support for pupils with SEND, continued improvement in writing, and stronger governance.

Strengths

• Safeguarding standards are met and pupils feel safe.
• Personal development and well-being are a standout strength.
• The personal development programme is ambitious, relevant and accessible for all pupils, including those with additional needs.
• Pupils show thoughtful insight and respect when discussing relationships, faith and culture.
• Pupils develop resilience, independence, empathy and respect for differences.
• High-quality pastoral support and positive relationships underpin pupils' experiences.
• Attendance is typically in line with the national average and improving across groups.
• Behaviour and attitudes are positive, and the school is calm and purposeful.
• Inclusion is well led, with sharp oversight of disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND.
• Leaders use pupil premium funding and external services well to address barriers to learning.
• Leadership is united, and staff value professional learning and wellbeing support.
• Reading is prioritised, with suitable support including phonics.
• The curriculum is broad and balanced and designed to build knowledge.
• Pupils take on roles and responsibilities that enhance school life and their personal development.

Areas for Improvement

• Attainment in reading, writing and mathematics has remained below the national average over the last three years.
• Disadvantaged pupils have gaps in foundational knowledge and skills that are not closing quickly enough.
• Pupils' secure knowledge across a broad range of subjects is inconsistent.
• Some pupils struggle to talk about their learning, and the quality of written work is inconsistent.
• Teaching effectiveness varies across subjects and classes.
• In less effective teaching, pupils do not learn the intended curriculum securely.
• Tasks are sometimes not accurately matched to pupils' capabilities, including for some pupils with SEND.
• Some disadvantaged pupils still do not achieve as well as they should in writing and aspects of mathematics.
• It is less clear how far wider governing body members ask probing questions to hold leaders to account.
• Improvement measures are at an early stage and have not yet had impact over time.

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 Junior School attended 95.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 7.7% 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, 2.4% of pupils at St Andrew's CofE Junior 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 Junior School had 21.2 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% 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, 15.5% of pupils at St Andrew's CofE Junior School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 6.4% 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 Junior School received £7,341 and spent £7,628 for each of its 220 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £252,000 (£1,144 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 Junior School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's CofE Junior School is Needs attention, from an inspection in January 2026.

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

St Andrew's CofE Junior School was last inspected in January 2026.

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

St Andrew's CofE Junior School has 220 pupils on roll.

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

St Andrew's CofE Junior School for pupils aged 7 to 11.

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

In 2025, 59% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Andrew's CofE Junior School?

St Andrew's CofE Junior School is at Hadfield Road, Hadfield, Glossop, Derbyshire, SK13 2DR.