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St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Primary Ages 3-11 292 pupils Woodhall Spa
Ofsted: Good
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School is an academy converter in East Lindsey for pupils aged 3 to 11. It has a Church of England religious character. It has 292 pupils on roll. The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's CofE Primary School is Good, from an inspection in November 2023. In 2025, 65% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Ofsted inspection: November 2023. KS2 results: 2025.

Type Primary / Academy converter
Age Range 3-11
Religion Church of England
Address King Edward Crescent
Woodhall Spa
Lincolnshire
LN10 6RQ
Phone 01526352705
Reference Number 138487

General Makeup

Number of pupils 292
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 50.34%
Girls: 49.66%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 13.9%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 1.4%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.9
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 31.6

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 18 20 38
2 24 18 42
3 17 20 37
4 20 26 46
5 24 16 40
6 17 18 35

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 95.5%
White, Other 1%
White & Asian 1%
African 0.7%
Mixed, Other 0.7%
Irish 0.3%

St Andrew’s CofE Primary School is a good institution where pupils feel safe and valued, enjoying a supportive community that fosters their learning and personal development. The school has established high expectations for behavior and work, which students consistently meet. The curriculum has been designed to engage pupils, particularly in English and mathematics, with effective teaching and strong support for children with special educational needs or disabilities (SEND) ensuring all students can achieve well. The headteacher also serves as the chief executive officer of the single-academy trust, emphasizing a cohesive leadership approach.

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
 >  Quality of education Good
  >  Behaviour & Attitude Outstanding
  >  Personal Development Good
  >  Leadership & Management Good
  >  Early Years Provision Good
Last Report Date 03 Oct 2023
Date Report
03 Oct 2023 School inspection:
06 Mar 2018 Short inspection
11 Feb 2014 Full inspection:
10 Aug 2012 Academy conversion letter
07 Mar 2012 Full inspection:
Previously as St Andrew's CofE Primary School
30 Jun 2010 Interim assessment
21 May 2007 Full inspection:
10 Dec 2001 Full inspection

Strengths

  • Exceptional behavior and positive attitudes among pupils.
  • Strong relationships between staff and students.
  • Effective curriculum that meets student needs and interests.
  • Good support for pupils with SEND, promoting independence.
  • Emphasis on reading and literacy.
  • Active involvement of pupils in leadership roles and personal development.

Areas for Improvement

  • Some pupils have gaps in their phonics knowledge due to incomplete experience of the new phonics programme.

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 65%
Pupils meeting a higher standard 15%

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 108
Maths 108

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 2.7
Writing 0.7
Maths 2.3

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Average Scaled Score

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Reception admissions, 2026 entry

Number of Applications Number of Offers
First Preference
Second Preference 18 0
Third Preference 5 1
From another Local Authority 0 0

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Places and pupil numbers

In 2024–25 St Andrew's CofE Primary School had 271 pupils for 294 places. 23 places (7.8%) were unfilled.

Pupils and places

Reception intake in the “Woodhall Primary” planning area

Lincolnshire counted 45 Reception pupils in this area in 2024–25 and forecasts 47 in 2029–30, up 4%.

201320142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Places 294294294294294294294294294294294294
Pupils 272266275272280279273276268266267271
Unfilled 7.5%9.5%6.5%7.5%4.8%5.1%7.1%6.1%8.8%9.5%9.2%7.8%

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 94.6% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

20142015201620172018201920212022202320242025
Authorised absence 3.0%3.0%3.3%3.1%3.3%3.1%2.3%5.7%4.3%4.7%4.1%
Unauthorised absence 0.5%0.8%1.2%1.3%0.7%0.8%0.8%0.8%1.0%1.2%1.2%
Severely absent pupils 0.4%0.8%0.0%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.0%0.9%0.0%0.4%0.4%

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

2013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Suspensions per 100 pupils 0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.30.00.00.00.3
Permanent exclusions 0000000000000

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 25.6 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

20132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
Pupils per adult 10.111.910.010.29.712.012.112.613.411.911.112.112.212.4
Teachers who left state teaching 0.0%13.5%0.7%0.0%10.5%0.0%2.8%9.2%1.6%0.0%0.0%9.8%0.0%–
Teachers who took any sick leave 62.5%38.9%46.7%50.0%57.1%63.2%35.0%–5.9%66.7%66.7%66.7%35.7%–
Sick days per teacher 2.22.86.11.71.73.22.1–0.95.18.17.72.3–

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, 9.9% of pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 1.7% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

SEN support EHC plan
Moderate learning difficulty 11 1
Specific learning difficulty 9 0
Social, emotional and mental health 6 1
Speech, language and communication needs 2 2
Autistic spectrum disorder 1 1

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 2024–25 St Andrew's CofE Primary School received £6,585 and spent £6,252 for each of its 282 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £324,000 (£1,149 per pupil).

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

2019202020212022202320242025
Revenue reserve £181,000£215,000£200,000£253,000£217,000£251,000£324,000
per pupil £636£760£684£915£761£884£1,149
In-year balance £8,000£36,000-£18,000£70,000-£36,000£43,000£94,000
per pupil £28£127-£62£253-£126£151£333

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

Name Distance
St Hugh's School
Cromwell Avenue, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6TQ
0.43 miles
The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School
Wharf Lane, Kirkby-on-Bain, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6YW
3.28 miles
Tattershall Primary School
Clinton Park, Tattershall, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4QZ
3.37 miles
Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School
Curzon Estate, Tattershall, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4LD
3.55 miles
Bucknall Primary School
Bucknall Primary School, Main Street, Bucknall, Henry Lane, Bardney, Lincolnshire, LN10 5DT
3.58 miles
Coningsby St Michael's Church of England Primary School
School Lane, Coningsby, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4SJ
3.9 miles
Mrs Mary King's CofE (Controlled) Primary School
Moor Lane, Martin, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 3RB
4.8 miles
Name Distance
The Barnes Wallis Academy
Butts Lane, Tattershall, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN4 4PN
3.66 miles

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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 November 2023.

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

St Andrew's CofE Primary School was last inspected in November 2023.

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

St Andrew's CofE Primary School has 292 pupils on roll.

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

St Andrew's CofE Primary School for pupils aged 3 to 11.

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

In 2025, 65% 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 King Edward Crescent, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6RQ.

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