St Andrew's CofE Primary School, Woodhall Spa
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
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.
All school open days in Lincolnshire
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
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 3 years agoOverall
Quality of Education
Behaviour & Attitudes
Personal Development
Leadership & Management
Early Years
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 2024/25KS2 Results (% meeting expected standard)
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
Latest from St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Wapentake September 2026
28 Sep 2026
Wapentake Feb 2026
9 Mar 2026
Wapentake Feb 26
26 Jan 2026
School Newsletter Number 2
22 Jan 2026
School Newsletter Number 3
22 Jan 2026
Wapentake Jan 26
5 Jan 2026
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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 milesOfsted, 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
Free school transport
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You apply to the council where you live. St Andrew's CofE Primary School is in Lincolnshire; for families living there:
- How to apply: Apply for reception to year 11 transport
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.
Commute and house prices
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
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)
SEND & SEN Provision
SEN Overview
29
SEN Support
5
EHC Plans
11.6%
of Total Pupils
2026 academic year
Provision & Specialist Facilities
Pupils by Need Type
Pupil Demographics
Ethnicity
2026 academic year
Key Indicators
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
2025-26 financial year allocations
Pupil Absence2024/25
5.4%
Overall absence
13.9%
Persistent absence
238
Enrolments
Absence trend
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)