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Overview
SCHOOL PROFILE

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School

Primary Academy converter URN 150887
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 420 Published school capacity
Capacity used 111.7% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

14 June 2022
Latest published outcome Good
OEIF
Quality of education Good
Behaviour & attitudes Good
Personal development Good
Leadership & management Good
Published 21 September 2022 View Ofsted record
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Academy converter
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Church of England
Local authority Wolverhampton
Trust IGNITE LEARNING PARTNERSHIP
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 469 403 full-time · 66 part-time
Female pupils 204 43.5% of pupils
Male pupils 265 56.5% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

50.3%
25.5 pts above England
School 50.3%
Wolverhampton 42.9%
West Midlands 30.6%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

63.1%
42.8 pts above England
School 63.1%
Wolverhampton 30.3%
West Midlands 22.4%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Wolverhampton 0.4%
West Midlands 0.6%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

Any other Asian background
17.7%
83
Pakistani
17.1%
80
African
15.4%
72
Any other White background
9.2%
43
Any other ethnic group
8.3%
39
Indian
8.1%
38
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 16.0% 75 of 469 pupils
4.8 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 16.0%
Wolverhampton 20.8%
West Midlands 21.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 14.1% 66 pupils
England 14.8% 0.7 pts below
EHC plans 1.9% 9 pupils
England 6.0% 4.1 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 41
No specialist assessment yet 13
Autistic spectrum disorder 4
Social, emotional & mental health 4
Moderate learning difficulty 3
Other difficulty or disability 3

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.

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

7.64%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.43 pts higher than England
School 7.64%
Wolverhampton 6.27%
West Midlands 6.28%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

25.72%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

9.91 pts higher than England
School 25.72%
Wolverhampton 17.16%
West Midlands 16.42%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

2.89%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.08 pts higher than England
School 2.89%
Wolverhampton 1.51%
West Midlands 1.82%
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

111.7% 23.5 pts above England
St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
111.7%
Wolverhampton
99.2%
West Midlands
91.3%
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