SCHOOL PROFILE

St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Primary Voluntary controlled school URN 105933
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 480 Published school capacity
Capacity used 97.1% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 3 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest graded inspection

5 June 2024
Latest published outcome Outstanding
OEIF
Quality of education Outstanding
Behaviour & attitudes Outstanding
Personal development Outstanding
Leadership & management Outstanding
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

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

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 466 466 full-time · 0 part-time
Female pupils 227 48.7% of pupils
Male pupils 239 51.3% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

6.4%
18.4 pts below England
School 6.4%
Salford 32.2%
North West 28.5%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

7.3%
13.0 pts below England
School 7.3%
Salford 20.3%
North West 18.1%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

0.0%
1.0 pts below England
School 0.0%
Salford 0.6%
North West 0.8%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

White British
77.7%
362
Any other Mixed background
8.6%
40
White and Asian
3.0%
14
Any other White background
2.8%
13
Indian
2.1%
10
Any other ethnic group
1.3%
6
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 11.8% 55 of 466 pupils
9.0 pts below England England: 20.8%
School 11.8%
Salford 24.7%
North West 22.1%
England 20.8%
SEN support 10.1% 47 pupils
England 14.8% 4.7 pts below
EHC plans 1.7% 8 pupils
England 6.0% 4.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 14
Social, emotional & mental health 13
Moderate learning difficulty 11
Specific learning difficulty 8
Autistic spectrum disorder 5
Severe learning difficulty 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

84.0% 23.6 pts above England
School 84.0%
Salford 58.3%
North West 59.1%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

86.0%

12.2 pts above England

School 86.0%
Salford 72.4%
North West 73.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

91.0%

20.7 pts above England

School 91.0%
Salford 68.4%
North West 69.2%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

95.0%

23.0 pts above England

School 95.0%
Salford 70.8%
North West 71.7%
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

3.34%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

2.88 pts lower than England
School 3.34%
Salford 6.74%
North West 6.25%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

4.44%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.37 pts lower than England
School 4.44%
Salford 18.56%
North West 15.89%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

0.56%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

1.25 pts lower than England
School 0.56%
Salford 2.27%
North West 1.75%
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

97.1% 8.9 pts above England
St Andrew's CofE Primary School
97.1%
Salford
94.2%
North West
90.6%
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