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St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School
Primary · Mixed · Ages 3–11 · Voluntary controlled
Mill Race, Stanstead Abbotts, Ware SG12 8BZ · standrews323.herts.sch.uk · 01920 870097
On the mapSearch near SG12 8BZ
Overview
- Ofsted
- Remains Good
- Ungraded inspection · Nov 2023
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 57%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. Hertfordshire 64%, England 62%
- Last distance offered
- No limit
- Reception, September 2026 entry · Hertfordshire Council
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 193
- 92% of 210 places
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 13.8%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, everyone who applied was offered a place. Source: Hertfordshire Council’s document.
For Reception in September 2026, 27 families put the school first and 29 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 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 18 | 14 | 0.8 | 100% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 24 | 23 | 1 | 100% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 30 | 29 | 1 | 97% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 29 | 27 | 0.9 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25, 57% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 17% the higher standard. Across Hertfordshire it was 64%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▼57% | 62% | ||
| ▲17% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●104 | 106 | ||
| ●103 | 105 | ||
| ●104 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 22 November 2023, Ofsted’s outcome for St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School was: School remains Good.
- Outcome
- Remains Good
- Inspected
- 21 Nov 2023
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Good, graded inspection, Nov 2014
Earlier inspections
Before September 2019
Apr 2018Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Nov 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Outstanding Feb 2010Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good
What parents said
89% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (27 replies, to 2 September 2024).
- Recommend
- 89%
- Replies
- 27
- 2 Sept 2024
based on the 63% who raised concerns
based on the 11% who had a child bullied