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St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Primary · ages 4-11MixedAcademyChurch of England Free breakfast clubWarrington
School Chooser ScoreNot scoredThere isn't enough published data yet. To get a score, a school needs results or an inspection plus at least one other figure.
OfstedGoodLast Ofsted inspection, July 2023
Reached the expected level at 1168%England 63%
Attendance94.7%England 94.8%

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a converter academy in Warrington for boys and girls aged 4 to 11. Ofsted's last grade was good, back in 2023.

Mardale Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9HF01925 630497standrews-cp.co.ukMrs Gemma Moulsdale headteacherAll details

What Ofsted found

Ofsted's last full inspection was on 3 July 2023, back when it gave schools one overall grade. Read the report on Ofsted's website.

Good overall.

TeachingOfsted calls this “quality of education”
Good
BehaviourOfsted calls this “behaviour and attitudes”
Outstanding
WellbeingOfsted calls this “personal development”
Good
LeadershipOfsted calls this “leadership and management”
Good
Early years
Good
Safeguarding
Effective
Yes
Earlier inspections (1)
DateTypeOutcome
19 January 2022UngradedSchool remains Good (Concerns) - S5 Next

Results

Year 6 results (SATs), summer 2025

28 children took the tests. Here is how they did against every state primary in England. These are the results of St Andrew's CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced.

Reached the expected level at 1168%
England 63%
Official name: Expected standard in reading, writing and maths
Working above the expected level0%
England 8%
Official name: Higher standard in reading, writing and maths
Reading score103.0
England 105.6
Official name: Reading average scaled score
Maths score103.0
England 104.6
Official name: Maths average scaled score
Trend
Reached the expected level at 11
2017 to 2025
2017: 71%71%20172018: 85%85%20182019: 69%69%20192023: 69%69%20232024: 63%63%20242025: 68%68%2025
Since 2017: -3%
All Year 6 measures, year by year
Measure2025†2024†2023†2019†2018†2017†WarringtonEngland
Pupils tested283029292721
Reached the expected level at 11Expected standard in reading, writing and maths68%63%69%69%85%71%68%63%
Working above the expected levelHigher standard in reading, writing and maths0%3%0%7%11%10%9%8%
Reading scoreReading average scaled score103.0102.0104.0103.0107.0105.0106.8105.6
Maths scoreMaths average scaled score103.0102.0104.0107.0108.0106.0105.9104.6
Grammar and spelling scoreGPS average scaled score103.0101.0102.0105.0106.0108.0106.4105.2
Expected level: readingReading expected standard68%67%79%69%85%81%
Expected level: mathsMaths expected standard79%73%86%83%93%81%
Expected level: writingWriting expected standard (teacher assessed)75%67%76%83%89%71%
Reading progressReading progress score+0.7+1.1+2.3+3.6
Maths progressMaths progress score+0.6+4.1+4.2+4.5
Expected level: low-income pupilsExpected standard, disadvantaged60%57%60%71%81%67%
Expected level: other pupilsExpected standard, non-disadvantaged77%69%79%67%91%75%

There are no progress figures for 2025. That year group missed their Year 2 tests during Covid, so there was no starting point to measure from. Progress figures come back with the December 2026 results. Tests were cancelled altogether in 2020 and 2021.

† These results are for St Andrew's CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in July 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Does every child do well here?

A good school does well by every child, not just on average. Each row compares two groups of pupils here. The grey marks show the same two groups across England. Every gap at this school is smaller than the gap across England. When a group has fewer than about ten pupils, its figures jump around a lot from year to year.

At the end of primary school, 2025

Reached the expected level at 11Low-income pupils vs other pupils
60%77%
Gap 17 ptsEngland 21 pts
Reached the expected level at 11Boys vs girls
69%67%
Gap 2 ptsEngland 5 pts
Reached the higher level at 11Low-income pupils vs all pupils
0%0%
No gapEngland 5 pts
First groupSecond groupEngland, each group

Low-income means the child has had free school meals at some point in the last six years. A group's figure isn't published when it has fewer than six pupils.

Getting a place

Admissions policy not published. As a Church of England school it may put families of that faith first. Check the school's own admissions rules.

Will my child get a place?

In 2026 every child who applied got a place, so how far away you live didn't matter. That could change if the school gets more popular.

We measure in a straight line from the middle of your postcode to the school. The council measures its own way, and the cut-off changes every year. Use this as a rough guide, and read the council's admissions booklet before you apply.

How places were given out for September 2026. Every child who applied got a place (23 offers for 30 places).

EntryPlacesGot a placeHow far the last child livedSource
2026 Primary3023all offeredLA

Who goes here

Who the school teaches, from the latest school census.

Pupils on roll
Places210
Pupils from low-income families60%60% have had free school meals at some point in the last six years
Pupils learning English18%First language is not English
White British pupils78%

Attendance and behaviour

In 2024/25 pupils were in school 94.7% of the time. Across similar schools in England it was 94.8%.

Attendance94.7%
England 94.8%
Official name: 100 minus overall absence
Pupils missing a lot of school12.6%
England 12.8%
Official name: Persistent absence
Missed without permission1.8%of school time, 2024/25
Attendance year by year
Measure2024/25†2023/24†2022/23†2021/22†2020/21†2018/19†England
Sessions missedOverall absence5.3%4.9%5.3%5.3%4.1%4.4%5.2%
Missed with permissionAuthorised absence3.5%3.2%3.7%3.9%2.8%2.7%
Missed without permissionUnauthorised absence1.8%1.7%1.6%1.4%1.4%1.6%
Pupils missing a lot of schoolPersistent absence12.6%11.4%11.9%14.6%12.7%9.4%12.8%

† These attendance figures are for St Andrew's CofE Primary School, the school this one replaced in July 2026. Same building and the same children. It got a new registration number, usually because it joined an academy trust.

Money

Money

From the council school accounts, year to March 2025. The per-pupil figures are compared with other primary schools in England that report their accounts the same way.

Spend per pupil£7,663England £7,738. Total £1.5m
Income per pupil£7,553England £7,697. Total £1.5m
Spent on teachers per pupil£2,959England £3,480
Money in reserve9%A healthy amount put by: £133k, £664 per pupil. England 6%
Money in against money out-£22kit spent more than it took in this year
Where the money goes£7,663spent per pupil

Reserves are the money left over at the end of the year, kept back for emergencies and big projects. Being in the red year after year is a warning sign. Very large reserves can mean money sitting in the bank instead of being spent on today's pupils. Academy figures are rounded to the nearest £1,000 and include a share of any money the trust holds centrally.

The area around the school

Crimes within 500 m39412 months to June 2026, mostly violence and sexual offences
Local crime rate128 per 1,000 people41% higher than the England average
Typical house price£255,000Warrington
Nearest bus stop150 mBrathay Close, 17 stops within 500 m

Crime figures come from police.uk. The police record each crime at the nearest of a fixed set of map points rather than the exact spot, so “within 500 m” is only rough. House prices are from HM Land Registry sales nearby over the last two years.

Nearby schools

The closest primary schools, nearest first. Hover over a row to see it on the map.

Well aboveAboveIn lineBelowWell belowNot scored
SchoolTypeDistancePupilsOfstedScore
St Stephen's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic330 m199Good 202358Compare
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery SchoolAcademy640 m255Good 202313Compare
St Margaret's Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy890 m460Good 2023Compare
St Bridget's Catholic Primary SchoolRoman Catholic0.8 miles198Good 202374Compare
Brook Acre Community Primary SchoolAcademy0.9 miles211Good 202255Compare
Warrington St Ann's Church of England Primary AcademyAcademy0.9 milesGood 2024Compare
Dallam Community Primary SchoolAcademy1.0 miles265Good 202382Compare
Cinnamon Brow Church of England Primary SchoolAcademy1.1 miles379Good 2021Compare

Questions parents ask

Is St Andrew's CofE Primary School a good school?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School doesn't have a score yet. Ofsted rated it good at its last inspection in July 2023.

What is St Andrew's CofE Primary School's Ofsted rating?

Ofsted rated St Andrew's CofE Primary School good at its last full inspection on 3 July 2023.

How good are St Andrew's CofE Primary School's SATs results?

In summer 2025, 68% of Year 6 children reached the expected level in reading, writing and maths. Across England it was 63%. 0% went further and reached the higher level.

How many pupils does St Andrew's CofE Primary School have?

The number of pupils is not published.

What is attendance like at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Pupils were in school 94.7% of the time in 2024/25. Similar schools in England managed 94.8%. 13% of pupils missed at least a tenth of the year.

Does St Andrew's CofE Primary School have a breakfast club?

Yes. It is on the government's free breakfast club programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school.

These answers come straight from the figures on this page and update when new data comes out.

Contact and details

Address
Mardale Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9HF
Telephone
01925 630497
Website
www.standrews-cp.co.uk
Headteacher
Mrs Gemma Moulsdale
Free breakfast club
Yes: on the government's programme, so every pupil can have a free half-hour breakfast club before school (listed since September 2026).
Type of school
Converter academy (Academy converter, academies)
Phase
Primary school, ages 4-11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England, Diocese of Liverpool
Multi-academy trust
Emmanuel Diocese of Liverpool Academies Trust (7 schools)
Local authority
Warrington
Ward
Poplars and Hulme
Constituency
Warrington North
Setting
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Opened
1 July 2026 (academy converter)
URN
151977 · LAESTAB 8773313 · UKPRN 10098562
Formerly
St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Where these figures come from