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St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Woodhall Spa

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Ages 3–11

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a primary school for pupils aged 3 to 11 in Woodhall Spa, part of St Andrew's Church of England Academy. It has a Church of England religious character. It was rated Good at its last graded Ofsted inspection, in October 2023. Its 2025 Key Stage 2 results were the 38th-highest of the 246 schools in Lincolnshire with published results, and 3,885th of 14,452 across England. It was 92% full in 2025.

SATs results
Above England average
Ofsted
Good (2023)
Demand
Every first choice offered
Attendance
In line with England
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Reception applications for September 2027 close in 75 days

Deadline Friday 15 January 2027. Apply to Lincolnshire (the council where you live). Offers on 16 April.

Data last updated 1 Nov 2026

St Andrew's CofE Primary School in detail

St Andrew's CofE Primary School in its own words

From the headteacher's welcome: "May I take this opportunity to welcome you to St Andrew's Church of England Primary School. The school is continually responding and changing to offer the highest quality of education for our children. We have a very dedicated and highly qualified group of staff, who see their role very much as a partnership between you and your child."

The school runs a breakfast club from 7:30am and after-school care until 5:40pm, from £5.40 per session.

Coming up: an admissions event on Monday 16 November 2026 and an admissions event on Friday 16 April 2027. Check the school's website before you go, as dates can change.

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Headteacher's welcome (school website)Wraparound care (school website)Open days on the school's site (school website)

Source: The school's own website

Results

In 2025, 85% of Year 6 pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School reached the expected standard in reading and 83% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 72% and 71% in Lincolnshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 88% in reading and 93% in maths in 2024.

Getting a place at St Andrew's CofE Primary School

For September 2026 entry, 37 families put St Andrew's CofE Primary School as their first choice and 60 named it as one of their preferences, for 38 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 Primary School

Compared with nearby schools

The nearest other state primary schools to St Andrew's CofE Primary School are The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary School (3.3 miles, Good, 73% reading, 93% maths); Tattershall Primary School (3.4 miles, Good, 67% reading, 89% maths); Tattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School (3.5 miles, Good, 70% reading, 50% maths); and Bucknall Primary School (3.6 miles, Good).

St Andrew's CofE Primary School's 2025 results were higher than all 3 of them.

The Kirkby-on-Bain Church of England Primary SchoolTattershall Primary SchoolTattershall Holy Trinity Church of England Primary SchoolBucknall Primary School

The trust

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is run by its own single-school academy trust.

Who goes there

13% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well below the average state school (25%), and 1% speak English as an additional language, against 18.8% on average, according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 29 pupils (9.9%) received SEN support and 5 (1.7%) 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 a moderate learning difficulty.

Getting there

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of St Andrew's CofE Primary School.

4 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Primary School, 40 metres away.

The area around the school

In August 2026, police recorded 19 crimes within a mile of the school, most often anti-social behaviour, violence and sexual offences and burglary. That is well below the typical figure around schools in Lincolnshire (33).

Suspensions and exclusions

In 2024/25, St Andrew's CofE Primary School issued 1 suspension, 0.3 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.

Sources: DfE school performance data (averages: state mainstream schools); DfE school-level applications and offers; council admissions booklets; DfE appeals statistics; DfE school census and special educational needs statistics; NaPTAN (Department for Transport); English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); data.police.uk street-level crime; DfE exclusions statistics

Location

Key Information

DfE GIAS
Head:John Whalley Kate Martin
Pupils:292
LA:Lincolnshire
Phone:01526352705
Address:King Edward Crescent, Woodhall Spa, LN10 6RQ
Trust:ST ANDREW'S CHURCH OF ENGLAND ACADEMY
Status:open
Opened:1 August 2012

Ofsted Rating

Ofsted · 3 years ago
Good

Overall

Good

Quality of Education

Outstanding

Behaviour & Attitudes

Good

Personal Development

Good

Leadership & Management

Good

Early Years

Inspected 3 October 2023View full report
URN:138487
UKPRN:10037835
Diocese:Diocese of Lincoln
Constituency:Louth and Horncastle
Urban/Rural:Larger rural: Further from a major town or city

Ofsted's report, in its own words

What is it like to attend this school?

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School is a welcoming community where pupils enjoy their learning and achieve well. They hold the staff in high regard. As one pupil said: 'This school is fantastic because of the teachers.'

Expectations of work and pupils' behaviour are high. Pupils rise to these expectations. Behaviour is exceptional. The '7 Knights' award scheme motivates pupils to live out the values of the school. Pupils show positive attitudes to their learning and kind concern for each other.

What does the school do well and what does it need to do better?

The school has designed a curriculum to meet the needs of its pupils. Plans are well considered, and teachers deliver lessons with enthusiasm and skill. Checks on pupils' understanding are effective, helping to address any gaps in knowledge that may emerge. Pupils revisit knowledge to enable them to recall their learning. They find their learning interesting and remember what they have learned. For example, older pupils are keen to share their secure knowledge of geography. Pupils achieve well across the curriculum, particularly in English and mathematics.

Children in the early years learn in a caring and exciting environment. There are many activities to capture the children's imaginations. For example, children in Reception enjoy opening an outdoor restaurant. This approach to making learning memorable helps children to achieve well. Key messages, such as 'If we're not listening, we're not learning', help to prepare early years children for the next stage of their education.

From Ofsted's October 2023 inspection report: the opening paragraphs of each section, quoted word for word. Read the full report Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ofsted Insights

Ofsted rated this school Good at its October 2023 inspection.

Rated Outstanding for

Behaviour & attitudes.

Rated Good for

Quality of education, Personal development, Leadership & management, Early years.

At a Glance

13.0%

Free School Meals

No

Boarding

Yes

Nursery

No

Sixth Form

No

Special Measures

Primary Performance (KS2)

Academic year 2024/25

KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)

2024
2025
Reading-3ppMaths-10ppWriting-18pp

Reading has remained stable at around 85% (2024 to 2025). Maths has declined from 93% to 83% (2024 to 2025). Writing has declined from 83% to 65% (2024 to 2025).

Class Sizes

29.9

Avg class size

28.0

Infant (KS1)

31.6

KS2

9

Total classes

5 classes 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 Primary School, with their latest published grades:

  • The Woodlands - Day nursery, 0.9 miles
    Ofsted, 30 October 2023: Good overall; safeguarding is effective

Term dates

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is an academy, so it sets its own term dates: check the school's website. As a guide, see Lincolnshire's term dates for its community schools.

Getting There

Bus Stops

Primary School
37m · 1 min walk
Came Court (adj)
264m · 4 min walk
Demand Responsive Area
315m · 5 min walk
Woodhall Spa Hotel (opp)
470m · 8 min walk
Long Avenue (opp)
487m · 8 min walk

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Safety and surroundings

Road collisions within 500 m (2021 to 2025)

Collisions
10
Fatal
0
Serious
3
Children hurt
0

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight.

2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included.

The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 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.

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Your chances of a place at St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Will you get a place at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

For 2026 entry it had 37 first choices for 38 places. The report sets your home postcode against these figures.

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Capacity & Demand

School Occupancy

92%

Near capacity

271 pupils

294 places

23 spare places in 2025

2025, DfE school capacity data

Across Lincolnshire council

Low demand council-wide0.72 applications per place

Places available

8,940

Applications

6,453

Got 1st preference

96.3%

Got preferred school

99.7%

All primary applications across Lincolnshire council (2026/27), not just this school.

This school: Every first choice offered

Future places in the local planning area

DfE estimates the Woodhall Primary planning area (Lincolnshire) will have 42 spare primary places in 2027/28. In the year groups that are short, it estimates 7 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(3)

3 October 2023
Quality of EducationGood
Behaviour & AttitudesOutstanding
Personal DevelopmentGood
Leadership & ManagementGood
Early YearsGood
6 March 2018
11 February 2014
Leadership & ManagementGood

SEND & SEN Provision

SEN Overview

29

SEN Support

5

EHC Plans

11.6%

of Total Pupils

2026 academic year

Provision & Specialist Facilities

No specialist provision recorded

Pupils by Need Type

Moderate Learning Difficulty12
Specific Learning Difficulty9
Social, Emotional & Mental Health7
Speech, Language & Communication4
Autistic Spectrum Disorder2
EHC Plan
SEN Support

Pupil Demographics

Ethnicity

White British
95.5%
Asian
0.7%
Black
0.7%
Mixed
1.7%

2026 academic year

Key Indicators

Free School Meals13.0%
English as Additional Language1.0%

292

Total Pupils

147

Boys

145

Girls

2026 academic year

Workforce

14

Teachers

20.9:1

Pupil-teacher ratio

£51,837

Mean salary

2026 data

School Funding

£5,067

Per pupil

£1480k

Total funding

£62k

Pupil premium

Deprivation£86,475
EAL funding£1,366
Lump sum£145,100

2025-26 financial year allocations

Pupil Absence
2024/25

5.4%

Overall absence

13.9%

Persistent absence

238

Enrolments

Authorised4.1%
Unauthorised1.2%
Persistent (10%+)13.9%
Severe (50%+)0.4%

Absence trend

3.9%
18/19
3.0%
20/21
6.6%
21/22
5.3%
22/23
5.9%
23/24
5.4%
24/25
Overall absence rate

Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.

Questions parents ask about St Andrew's CofE Primary School

What are SATs results like at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Of the pupils at St Andrew's CofE Primary School who took the 2025 Key Stage 2 assessments, 85% reached the expected standard in reading and 83% did so in maths.

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

St Andrew's CofE Primary School was rated Good at its most recent Ofsted inspection in October 2023.

Is it hard to get a place at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School was not full in 2025: it ran at 92% of its 294 places.

How big are the classes at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Classes at St Andrew's CofE Primary School average 29.9 pupils (2025/26). 5 classes have more than 30 pupils.

How many pupils go to St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School has around 292 pupils on roll. 13% are eligible for free school meals.

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

5.4% of sessions were missed at St Andrew's CofE Primary School in 2024/25. 13.9% of pupils were persistently absent.

How many road collisions happen near St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

Within 500 m of the school's mapped location, police recorded 10 road collisions in which someone was injured in 2021 to 2025: none fatal, 3 serious and 7 slight. 2 of the collisions happened on a weekday between 08:00 and 09:30 or 14:45 and 16:30, holidays included. The typical figure for schools in Lincolnshire is 6 (the median across 401 schools, same distance and years).

Where is St Andrew's CofE Primary School?

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is at King Edward Crescent, Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6RQ.

Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19)

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