St Andrew's Church School

St Andrew's Church School has been inspected for the first time under section 5 of the Education Act 2005 and has been rated as 'Good' overall. Pupils express enjoyment in their education, feeling safe and supported by a dedicated staff. The school offers a rich and ambitious curriculum that effectively draws on local cultural heritage, ensuring that students are engaged and learn well. Staff emphasize respect for diversity and promote positive relationships, contributing to a nurturing environment where bullying is reported as rare.

Strengths

• Committed and coherent staff team dedicated to pupil support.
• Rich and ambitious curriculum linked to local cultural heritage.
• Effective phonics program enabling strong reading skills.
• Pupils are well-behaved and have positive attitudes to learning.
• Strong culture of safeguarding and effective support for SEND pupils.
• Wide range of enrichment activities enhancing pupil experiences.

Areas for Improvement

• Inconsistent use of assessment in some subjects, hindering progress.
• Limited oversight by some subject leaders due to recent monitoring practices.

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 School attended 93.2% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 21.2% 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, 1.3% of pupils at St Andrew's Church 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 School had 26.8 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 34.7% 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, 17.7% of pupils at St Andrew's Church School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.6% 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 School received £7,069 and spent £7,796 for each of its 230 pupils. It ended the year with a deficit of £30,000 (-£129 per pupil).

Across all 45 schools of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, income was £7,160 and spending £7,193 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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All schools in Bath · Bath and North East Somerset local authority: places and applications

St Andrew's Church School is part of The Bath and Wells Diocesan Academies Trust, which runs 46 schools. The nearest others:

• St Stephens Church School Bath
• Bathwick St Mary Church School Bath
• St Saviours Infant Church School Bath
• St Saviours Junior Church School Bath
• St Michaels Junior Church School Bath
• Swainswick Church School Bath
• Bathampton Primary School Bath
• Batheaston Church School Bath
• Bathford Church School Bath
• Freshford Church School Bath

What is St Andrew's Church School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for St Andrew's Church School is Good, from an inspection in July 2022.

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

St Andrew's Church School was last inspected in July 2022.

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

St Andrew's Church School has 231 pupils on roll.

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

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

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

In 2025, 56% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is St Andrew's Church School?

St Andrew's Church School is at Northampton Street, Julian Road, Bath, Somerset, BA1 2SN.