St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School, Dronfield
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 4 to 11 in Dronfield. It has a Church of England/Methodist religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in May 2016. Ofsted's ungraded inspection in March 2025 did not change this grade. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 5th-highest of the 9 schools in Dronfield with published results, and 1,757th of 14,452 across England. It was 99% full in 2025.
- SATs results
- Above England average
- Ofsted
- Good (2016)
- Demand
- Every first choice offered
- Attendance
- Better than England average
Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days
Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Derbyshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.
Data last updated 1 Nov 2026
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School in detail
Results
In 2025, 88% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 91% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 76% and 73% in Derbyshire and 77% and 75% across England.
Results were similar in 2024 (87% in reading, 94% in maths).
With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.
Getting a place at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
For September 2026 entry, 18 families put St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School as their first choice and 71 named it as one of their preferences, for 21 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.
Admissions history and your chances at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
Compared with nearby schools
The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School are Gorseybrigg Primary School and Nursery (0.1 miles, Good, 93% reading, 87% maths); William Levick Primary School (0.4 miles, Good, 90% reading, 90% maths); Dronfield Infant School (1 mile, Outstanding); and Dronfield Junior School (1 mile, Good, 71% reading, 71% maths).
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School's 2025 results were higher than 1 of these 3 schools.
Gorseybrigg Primary School and NurseryWilliam Levick Primary SchoolDronfield Infant SchoolDronfield Junior School
What parents say
82 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School (as of September 2025): 87% would recommend the school, 93% say their child is happy there and 70% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.
The strongest agreement was that pupils behave well (96%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (70%).
Who goes there
8.8% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 3.6% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.
The largest ethnic groups are White British (90%) and Mixed (6%).
In 2026, 13 pupils (6.7%) received SEN support and 7 (3.6%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is autism.
Staffing
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School had 18 teachers in 2026, one for every 12 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.
Getting there
The nearest railway station is Dronfield Rail Station, about 1 mile away in a straight line.
11 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Gardom Close (opposite), 40 metres away.
The area around the school
Measured by the 2025 English Indices of Deprivation, the neighbourhood St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School stands in is among the 20% least deprived neighbourhoods in England. This describes where the school is, not where its pupils live.
Suspensions and exclusions
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School recorded no suspensions or permanent exclusions in 2024/25.
Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; Ofsted Parent View; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; DfE school workforce census; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 2 years agoThis judgement is from May 2016, 10 years ago, longer than Ofsted's usual 4-year cycle: the school may have changed since.
Overall
Latest (ungraded) inspection: Standards have been maintained.
Ofsted Insights
From Ofsted's March 2025 inspection report.
What This School Does Well
This is a welcoming, inclusive school where children thrive and feel happy, safe and valued. Pupils benefit from a carefully planned curriculum that helps them achieve well, with strong support for those who need extra help. The school develops well-rounded children through leadership opportunities, charitable work including a partnership with a school in India, and a strong focus on kindness, fairness and respect.
Key Strengths
- Well-constructed curriculum that builds pupils' knowledge effectively over time
- Excellent teaching of reading with consistent phonics instruction from Reception onwards
- Quick identification of pupils with SEND and effective adapted learning support
- Strong early years provision that develops children's communication, language and independence
- Clear behaviour expectations creating a calm, orderly school with low bullying
Areas for Improvement
- Teachers occasionally miss when pupils' knowledge is not secure, meaning some pupils cannot complete tasks successfully
- Checks of pupils' learning are not always effective enough to inform how teaching is adapted to meet individual needs
Safeguarding
Safeguarding arrangements are effective.
Extracurricular Activities
Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) clubs, art club, library club, choir, school council, online safety champions, house captains, eco-councillors, competitive sports events, school trips and educational visits
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School is a welcoming school at the heart of the community where pupils are polite, considerate and happy. The school has maintained the good standards identified at its previous inspection through an ambitious, well-structured curriculum that helps all pupils, including those with SEND, to achieve well.
At a Glance
8.8%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
No
Special Measures
What Parents Think
82 responsesSource: Ofsted Parent View, responses as at September 2025 - % who strongly agree or agree
Primary Performance (KS2)
Academic year 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
Reading has remained stable at around 88% (2024 to 2025). Maths has remained stable at around 91% (2024 to 2025). Writing has remained stable at around 82% (2024 to 2025).
Class Sizes
27.6
Avg class size
27.0
Infant (KS1)
29.3
KS2
7
Total classes
1 class with more than 30 pupils
2025/26 academic year
How Does This School Compare?
Ranked against 5 nearby primary schools
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Nurseries
The nearest nurseries and pre-schools to St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School, with their latest published grades:
- St Andrew's Pre-School - Pre-school, under 0.1 milesOfsted, 2 March 2022: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Once Upon A Time Daycare Dronfield - Day nursery, 0.7 milesOfsted, 31 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Gosforth Preschool - Pre-school, 1.0 milesOfsted report card, 16 July 2026: Strong standard in 1 area, Expected standard in 5 areas; safeguarding standards met
- Hill Top Tots Day Nursery Limited - Day nursery, 1.2 milesOfsted, 19 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
- Bradway Pre-School - Pre-school, 1.2 milesOfsted, 25 September 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective
Term dates
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School is a voluntary aided school, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Derbyshire's term dates for its community schools.
Getting There
Bus Stops
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School is in Derbyshire; for families living there:
- Derbyshire's school travel policy: Home to school transport policy 2026 to 2027 - 465KB
- How to apply: Apply for home to school transport assistance
Safety and surroundings
Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)
- Collisions
- 1
- Fatal
- 0
- Serious
- 0
- Children hurt
- 0
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight.
The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Serious and slight are DfT estimates (severity adjustment). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Commute and house prices
Your chances of a place at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
Will you get a place at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
For 2026 entry it had 18 first choices for 21 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
99%
Near capacity
207 pupils
210 places
3 spare places in 2025
2025, DfE school capacity data
Across Derbyshire council
Places available
9,875
Applications
7,189
Got 1st preference
94.5%
Got preferred school
99.2%
All primary applications across Derbyshire council (2026/27), not just this school.
This school: Every first choice offered
Future places in the local planning area
DfE estimates the Dronfield Woodhouse Primary planning area (Derbyshire) will have 13 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 16 additional places needed.
Source: Department for Education, School capacity: Academic year 2024/25 (published 19 March 2026), estimates of future school place demand by planning area. Council pupil forecasts against reported places, counting places councils and DfE plan to add or remove; rounded to whole places. Explore Education Statistics
Inspection History(8)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
13
SEN Support
7
EHC Plans
10.4%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
193
Total Pupils
110
Boys
83
Girls
2026 academic year
Workforce
18
Teachers
10.7:1
Pupil-teacher ratio
£55,602
Mean salary
2026 data
School Funding
£4,989
Per pupil
£1137k
Total funding
£26k
Pupil premium
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
3.0%
Overall absence
2.2%
Persistent absence
186
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
Secondary Schools Nearby
Secondary schools pupils are likely to move to
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
Questions parents ask about St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School
What are SATs results like at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
Of the pupils at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 88% reached the expected standard in reading and 91% did so in maths.
What is St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School's Ofsted rating?
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School's most recent Ofsted inspection, in March 2025, was ungraded. At its last graded inspection, in May 2016, it was rated Good.
Is it hard to get a place at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School was close to full in 2025, at 99% of its 210 places.
How big are the classes at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
Classes at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School average 27.6 pupils (2025/26). 1 class has more than 30 pupils.
How many pupils go to St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School has around 193 pupils on roll. 9% are eligible for free school meals.
What is attendance like at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
3% of sessions were missed at St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School in 2024/25. 2.2% of pupils were persistently absent.
How many road collisions happen near St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 1 road collision in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 0 serious and 1 slight. The typical figure for schools in Derbyshire is 6 (the median across 454 schools, same distance and years).
Where is St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School?
St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School is at Pentland Road, Dronfield Woodhouse, Dronfield, Derbyshire, S18 8ZQ.
Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)