St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School, Biggleswade
Data last updated 11 Sept 2026
Location
Estimated admission likelihood based on school density and oversubscription data
Key Information
DfE GIASOfsted Rating
Ofsted · 6 months agoReport card - no overall grade (new Ofsted framework from Sep 2024)
Ofsted Insights
What This School Does Well
St Andrew's is a warm, welcoming school where children feel safe and cared for. The early years programme gives young children an excellent start with strong emphasis on reading and language development. The school is genuinely inclusive, with outstanding support for children with additional needs and genuine efforts to involve disadvantaged pupils in all aspects of school life, from leadership roles to enrichment activities.
Key Strengths
- Strong safeguarding culture with open reporting and effective pastoral care
- Well-designed early years curriculum with excellent focus on language and reading
- Inclusive approach to SEND with tailored support and successful mainstream integration
- Caring ethos with good attendance and effective behaviour management using therapeutic approaches
- Broad enrichment opportunities including clubs, sports, music and leadership roles
Areas for Improvement
- Significant variation in teaching quality across the school leading to inconsistent pupil learning
- Phonics screening results below national average for 3 consecutive years
- Year 4 multiplication check results significantly below average in latest year
- Catch-up support for pupils with knowledge gaps is not effective enough
- Need for greater staff training to ensure consistent teaching practices
Safeguarding
Safeguarding standards are met. Leaders have established an open culture where safeguarding is everyone's responsibility and concerns are actively identified, acted upon and managed.
Extracurricular Activities
Sports clubs, arts clubs, music clubs, school choir, sign language club, school prefects, playground buddies
St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School is a caring and inclusive primary school with a strong church ethos and well-established early years provision. However, the school needs to improve teaching consistency and pupil achievement in key areas like phonics and multiplication tables.
At a Glance
12.5%
Free School Meals
No
Boarding
No
Nursery
No
Sixth Form
SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
SEN Provision
No
Special Measures
Class Sizes
27.1
Avg class size
28.1
Infant (KS1)
26.1
KS2
33
Total classes
3 classes with more than 30 pupils
2024/25 academic year
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Capacity & Demand
School Occupancy
93%
Near capacity
945 pupils
1,020 capacity
75 spare places available
Area Demand Pressure - Biggleswade
Based on MHCLG housing supply data for Biggleswade
Admissions Demand - Central Bedfordshire
Places available
4,163
Applications
3,574
Got 1st preference
90.0%
Got preferred school
97.0%
Primary admissions across Central Bedfordshire (2025/26)
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SEN Provision
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Pupil Demographics
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School Funding
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Pupil Absence2024/25
4.59304%
Overall absence
9.40594%
Persistent absence
808
Enrolments
Absence trend
Source: DfE pupil absence statistics. Persistent absence = pupils missing 10%+ sessions.
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