St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is performing at the expected standard overall. Safeguarding standards are met, and inspectors found an open, positive safeguarding culture. Pupils achieve well, including disadvantaged pupils, with attainment above national averages at the end of key stage 2 in recent years. Attendance is close to national average and improving, behaviour is consistently good, and pupils are happy, safe and respectful. The curriculum is broad and well organised, early years provision is well planned, and inclusion is a clear strength, with effective support for pupils with SEND and disadvantaged pupils. Leadership and governance are effective, with strong staff development and a positive school culture.

Strengths

• Pupils, including disadvantaged pupils, achieve well and attain above national averages at key stage 2.
• Pupils behave consistently well, showing self-discipline, respect and positive attitudes.
• Attendance is close to national average and improving, with effective support for barriers to attendance.
• The curriculum is broad, carefully sequenced and designed to meet pupils' needs.
• Phonics teaching is consistent and helps pupils become fluent readers.
• Early years provision is well planned and prepares children well for Year 1.
• Inclusion is strong, with early identification of needs and effective support for SEND and disadvantaged pupils.
• Personal development is well thought out, including enrichment, advocacy, British values and healthy relationships.
• Leaders and governors are effective, strategic and committed to staff development and wellbeing.
• Safeguarding standards are met, with an open culture where concerns are actively identified and managed.

Areas for Improvement

• In a minority of subjects, adaptive teaching strategies sometimes lack precision.
• This can limit the depth of some pupils' knowledge and understanding.
• Leaders should ensure adaptive teaching strategies are used consistently well across the curriculum.

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 Primary School and Nursery attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 15.0% 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, 0.2% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery 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 Primary School and Nursery had 21.7 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 15.0% 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, 12.4% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 2.0% 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 2024–25 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery received £6,134 and spent £6,478 for each of its 427 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £383,000 (£897 per pupil).

Across all 9 schools of Watergrove Trust, income was £7,937 and spending £8,400 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). 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.

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St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is part of Watergrove Trust, which runs 9 schools. The nearest others:

• Wardle Academy Rochdale
• St James' Church of England Primary School Rochdale
• Kentmere Primary Academy Rochdale
• Moorhouse Academy Rochdale
• Falinge Park High School Rochdale
• St Mary's Church of England Primary School, Balderstone Rochdale
• Sandbrook Community Primary School Rochdale
• Matthew Moss High School Rochdale

What is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is Expected standard, from an inspection in June 2026.

When was St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery last inspected by Ofsted?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery was last inspected in June 2026.

How many pupils does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery have?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery has 444 pupils on roll.

What age range does St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery cover?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery for pupils aged 3 to 11.

What are St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 76% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School and Nursery is at Union Road, Rochdale, Lancashire, OL12 9QA.