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St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Voluntary controlled
Brunts Lane, Biggleswade SG18 0LY · standrewslowerschool.co.uk · 01767 312311
On the mapSearch near SG18 0LY
Overview
- Ofsted
- Report card
- Mar 2026 · graded by area, with no overall grade
- Demand for places
- 0.8
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 945
- 93% of 1,020 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Nursery class
- No
- Free school meals
- 12.5%
- First language not English
- 4%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 45 families put the school first and 57 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 57 | 45 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 58 | 67 | 1.2▲ | 82% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 61 | 54 | 0.9 | 93% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 104 | 1.8▲ | 57% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 90 | 115 | 1.3▲ | 77% |
Results
| 2024/25 | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | ||
| Expected standard | n/a | 62% |
| Higher standard | n/a | 8% |
| Average scaled score | ||
| Reading | n/a | 106 |
| Maths | n/a | 105 |
| Grammar and spelling | n/a | 105 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School on 10 March 2026 and published a report card: each area has its own grade, and there is no overall grade.
- Inclusion: Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention
- Achievement: Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard
- Personal development and well-being: Expected standard
- Early years: Expected standard
- Leadership and governance: Needs attention
- Inspected
- 10 Mar 2026
- Report card
- Safeguarding
- Met
Graded areas
| Inclusion | Expected standard |
|---|---|
| Curriculum and teaching | Needs attention |
| Achievement | Needs attention |
| Attendance and behaviour | Expected standard |
| Personal development and well-being | Expected standard |
| Early years | Expected standard |
| Leadership and governance | Needs attention |
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Nov 2021
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Nov 2021Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Jun 2011Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Nov 2007Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
61% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (103 replies, to 6 April 2026).
- Recommend
- 61%
- Positive
- 47%
- Replies
- 103
- 12% · 6 Apr 2026
based on the 89% who raised concerns
based on 31 parents (30%) whose child was bullied
based on 27 parents (26%) with SEND