St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

St Andrew’s Church of England Primary School is a small, close-knit primary within The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust. This was its first routine section 5 inspection; the report notes that the school had previously been judged outstanding before academy conversion, and that no overall effectiveness grade is awarded under current arrangements. Inspectors found a vibrant school where pupils are proud, behave well and are fully included, with high expectations shared by the school and trust. Leaders have driven significant improvement since the executive headteacher arrived and the school joined the trust. Staff support the changes, and governors and trust leaders provide effective challenge. The curriculum is carefully sequenced for mixed-age classes, reading is a priority with effective phonics, early years provision gets children off to a flying start, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are identified and supported quickly. Personal development is strong, with values, trips, responsibilities and life-skills preparing pupils well. The main area to improve is checking how well pupils remember important knowledge over time in some foundation subjects. Current checks focus on immediate understanding, so the school cannot fully evaluate the curriculum’s impact or ensure pupils deepen their knowledge as much as they could. Safeguarding is effective.

Strengths

• Pupils are proud of their school and arrive happy, friendly and polite.
• Pupils behave very well around school and look after each other.
• The school’s values of koinonia, wisdom, love and perseverance shape pupils’ positive attitudes.
• The curriculum is carefully considered and sequenced for pupils in mixed-age classes.
• Reading is a priority, with effective phonics and quick support for pupils falling behind.
• Children in the Reception Year get off to a flying start.
• Staff identify special educational needs and/or disabilities swiftly and adapt learning so all pupils can succeed.
• Pupils are very well prepared for life beyond school through personal development, trips and responsibilities.
• New leaders have driven significant improvements and are well supported by staff, governors and the trust.
• Safeguarding arrangements are effective.

Areas for Improvement

• Checks on pupils’ long-term retention of key knowledge are not effective in some foundation subjects, limiting evaluation of curriculum impact.

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 attended 96.3% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 6.8% 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 Primary 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 Primary School had 20.4 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 31.2% 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, 14.9% of pupils at St Andrew's Church of England Primary 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 2024–25 St Andrew's Church of England Primary School received £10,275 and spent £10,346 for each of its 48 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £50,000 (£1,038 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, income was £8,220 and spending £8,021 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 Tamworth · Staffordshire local authority: places and applications

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is part of The Staffordshire Schools Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• Mary Howard Church of England Primary School Tamworth
• The Howard Primary School Tamworth
• The Richard Crosse CofE Primary School Burton-On-Trent
• The St. Mary's CofE Primary School Rugeley
• Anson CofE Primary School Stafford
• All Saints Church of England Primary School and Nursery Stafford

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

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

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

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

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

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School has 47 pupils on roll.

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

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School for pupils aged 4 to 11.

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

In 2025, 44% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

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

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is at Main Street, Clifton Campville, Tamworth, Staffordshire, B79 0AP.