St Andrew's Church Junior School, Burnham-on-Sea

In its own words: "We are very proud of our church school, where everyone works together to make a real difference to the children and families in our school community. As Head teacher, I feel that St Andrew's is very special and it is a delight to see our children grow and develop as individuals in a caring and challenging learning environment."

St Andrew's Church Junior School has no published results of its own yet. Before it took its current form in 2025, as St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School (URN 123785), 75% of its Year 6 pupils reached the expected standard in reading and 74% in maths in the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments.

Across Somerset, 95% of families were offered their first-choice primary school for 2026 entry, and 99% were offered one of the schools they named.

In 2026, families in Somerset lodged 85 appeals against primary school offers; 49 reached a hearing and 2 succeeded (4.1% of those heard).

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's Church Junior School are St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School (0.2 miles, 74% reading, 80% maths); Burnham-On-Sea Infant School (0.5 miles); Churchfield Church School (1.2 miles, Good, 47% reading, 37% maths); and Berrow Church Primary School (1.8 miles, 58% reading, 63% maths).

St Andrew's Church Junior School is one of 20 schools run by Pathway Trust, an academy trust.

6.2% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

St Andrew's Church Junior School has a SEN unit for moderate learning difficulties and severe learning difficulties: 12 places, 4 pupils on roll.

The nearest railway station is Highbridge & Burnham-on-Sea Rail Station, about 1.6 miles away in a straight line.

16 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Demand Responsive Area (drt), 80 metres away.

Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Andrew's Church Junior School stands in is among the 20% most deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.

In August 2026, police recorded 145 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Somerset (22), as is usual near a town centre.