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St Andrew's CofE (C) Primary School

verifiedData: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

personMiss Rachel Mills

location_onTamworth, B79 0AP

language Visit Website phone 1827373266

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Ofsted

Outstanding

Inspected 2012

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Students

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Expected Standard

50%

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Demand Ratio

1.0x

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St Andrew's CofE (C) Primary School is a Voluntary controlled school primary school in Tamworth, serving ages 4-11. Rated Outstanding by Ofsted — the highest possible grade. Ranks in the top 74% of primary schools nationally.

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School Summary

St Andrew's CofE (C) Primary School is a voluntary controlled school in Tamworth, Staffordshire, admitting pupils aged 4-11. The school has approximately 55 pupils on roll.

In 2024, 50% of pupils met the expected standard in Reading, Writing and Maths combined. The school ranks #222 of 255 primaries in Staffordshire and #12,924 of 15,713 nationally.

Ofsted last inspected the school in 2012. The school's current overall rating is Outstanding.

In the most recent admissions cycle, applications were at 1.0× capacity.

The pupil-to-qualified-teacher ratio is 23.5:1. There are no current teaching vacancies. Teacher turnover in the previous year was 100.0%.

In the 2023/24 academic year, there were no permanent exclusions. The average suspension rate was 0.0 per 1,000 pupils per term.

verified Source: DfE 2024/25–2025/26 · Ofsted

Academic Performance

verified Data: UK Gov 2024/25

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Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

2024

R/W/M Expected Standard

50%

LA 62%England 61%

Reading50% LA 75% · Eng 74%

Writing50% LA 73% · Eng 72%

Maths50% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

102

Maths SS

GPS SS

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

Write

Maths

2023

R/W/M Expected Standard

69%

LA 60%England 60%

Reading85% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing85% LA 71% · Eng 71%

Maths69% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Read SS

104

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

104

Progress (0 = national avg)

-1.3

Read

LA -0.1

-4.7 to 2.1

0.6

Write

LA -0.1

-2.7 to 3.9

-1.4

Maths

LA -0.2

-4.6 to 1.8

2019

R/W/M Expected Standard

89%

LA 64%England 65%

Reading89% LA 73% · Eng 73%

Writing89% LA 77% · Eng 78%

Maths89% LA 77% · Eng 79%

Read SS

109

Maths SS

109

GPS SS

108

Progress (0 = national avg)

4.8

Read

LA -0.5

0.6 to 9.1

-0.6

Write

LA -0.5

-4.5 to 3.4

4.9

Maths

LA -0.8

1.2 to 8.6

2018

R/W/M Expected Standard

67%

LA 64%

Reading83% LA 75%

Writing83% LA 78%

Maths67% LA 75%

Read SS

108

Maths SS

103

GPS SS

109

Progress (0 = national avg)

Read

LA -0.4

-1.8 to 7.8

1.6

Write

LA -0.3

-3 to 6.2

-1.5

Maths

LA -0.6

-5.8 to 2.8

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Report Archive

No digital report timeline available.

Inspection History

2 Evaluations

2012-07-09

S5 Inspection EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

2009-05-05

None EIF

Outstanding

Education

No Judgement

Behaviour

No Judgement

Development

No Judgement

Leadership

Outstanding

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

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Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Official Department for Education (DfE) data. Suspensions measure temporary removals due to behavior, while exclusions represent permanent removals.

Suspension Rate

0.0%per term

sentiment_satisfied Below Average (Good)

National average: 0.8% for this term (primary).

Pupils Suspended 1+ Times

0.0%(0 pupils)

Summer term 2024

Represents the proportion of unique students suspended at least once in this term.

Permanent Exclusions

0pupils

verified Excellent (Zero)

National average: 1.063% of pupils excluded per term.

Pastoral Context: In the Summer term of 2024, this school served a headcount of 51 pupils. During this period, there were 0 temporary suspensions. The school's suspension rate was 0.0%, which is below the termly national average of 0.8%.

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Year / Term	Headcount	Susp. Rate	Nat. Avg
2023/24 (Summer term)	51	0.0%	0.8%
2023/24 (Spring term)	47	0.0%	0.7%
2023/24 (Autumn term)	49	0.0%	0.8%
2022/23 (Summer term)	53	0.0%	0.7%
2022/23 (Spring term)	55	0.0%	0.6%
2022/23 (Autumn term)	55	0.0%	0.6%
2021/22 (Summer term)	60	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Spring term)	59	0.0%	0.5%
2021/22 (Autumn term)	59	0.0%	0.5%
2020/21 (Summer term)	64	0.0%	0.4%
2020/21 (Spring term)	62	0.0%	0.1%
2020/21 (Autumn term)	63	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Summer term)	63	0.0%	0.0%
2019/20 (Spring term)	63	0.0%	0.4%
2019/20 (Autumn term)	60	0.0%	0.6%
2018/19 (Summer term)	63	0.0%	0.4%
2018/19 (Spring term)	65	0.0%	0.5%
2018/19 (Autumn term)	62	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Summer term)	60	0.0%	0.5%
2017/18 (Spring term)	58	0.0%	0.4%
2017/18 (Autumn term)	58	0.0%	0.5%
2016/17 (Summer term)	62	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Spring term)	61	0.0%	0.4%
2016/17 (Autumn term)	60	0.0%	0.5%

Source: DfE Suspensions and Permanent Exclusions in England. Data represents termly statistics as published by the Department for Education.

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St Andrew's CofE (C) Primary School

School Summary

Academic Performance

Primary Performance Trends (KS2)

Ofsted History

Publication Timeline

Inspection History

Admissions Insight

How Places Are Allocated

Faith Priority (Church of England)

Distance to School

School Capacity

Primary Admission Trends

Students & School Environment

School Size

Language Diversity

Inclusive Support

Attendance

Ethnicity Breakdown

Wellbeing, SEN & Pastoral Care

Behaviour & Discipline (Suspensions & Exclusions)

Funding & Staffing

Staffing

Teacher Turnover

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