SCHOOL PROFILE

St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary aided school URN 126047
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 210 Published school capacity
Capacity used 99.0% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

29 September 2022
Latest published outcome School remains Good
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Voluntary aided school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority West Sussex
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 208 208 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 101 48.6% of pupils
Male pupils 107 51.4% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

19.2%
5.6 pts below England
School 19.2%
Crawley 21.9%
South East 19.0%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

30.8%
10.5 pts above England
School 30.8%
Crawley 31.2%
South East 15.6%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

4.3%
3.3 pts above England
School 4.3%
Crawley 1.0%
South East 1.7%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
33.7%
70
Any other White background
12.0%
25
African
9.1%
19
Indian
9.1%
19
Pakistani
5.8%
12
Any other ethnic group
5.3%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 20.7% 43 of 208 pupils
0.2 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 20.7%
Crawley 21.9%
South East 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 13.5% 28 pupils
England 14.8% 1.3 pts below
EHC plans 7.2% 15 pupils
England 6.0% 1.2 pts above
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Moderate learning difficulty 10
Speech, language & communication 9
Autistic spectrum disorder 8
Social, emotional & mental health 6
No specialist assessment yet 5
Other difficulty or disability 2

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

48.0% 12.4 pts below England
School 48.0%
Crawley 60.6%
South East 60.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

72.0%

1.8 pts below England

School 72.0%
Crawley 73.2%
South East 74.0%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

69.0%

1.3 pts below England

School 69.0%
Crawley 70.3%
South East 70.5%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

52.0%

20.0 pts below England

School 52.0%
Crawley 71.4%
South East 70.9%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

3.98%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.24 pts lower than England
School 3.98%
Crawley 6.24%
South East 6.30%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

10.22%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

5.60 pts lower than England
School 10.22%
Crawley 16.15%
South East 15.75%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.15%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

0.35 pts higher than England
School 2.15%
Crawley 1.47%
South East 1.93%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

99.0% 10.9 pts above England
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
99.0%
Crawley
90.0%
South East
89.5%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information