894
Pupils · 2024/25
5%
EAL · 2024/25
9%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Good
Ofsted inspection · 19/11/2021
Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCentral Bedfordshire
PhasePrimary
School typeMaintained school
Pupil : teacher ratio24.0:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterChurch of England
StatusOpen
Overview of St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School · Primary · Central Bedfordshire
Pupils & context
2024/25
Pupils on roll
894
Pupil : teacher ratio
24.0
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
5%
FSM eligible
10%
SEN
17%
Overall absence
5%
Persistent absence
9%
Contact
Address
Brunts Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 0LY
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire
Telephone
Email
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History
All years · Historical DfE data by academic year
Primary — Key Stage 2
Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.
| Year | RWM expected | RWM higher | Reading exp. | Reading hi. | Writing exp. | Writing hi. | Maths exp. | Maths hi. | Science | SPAG exp. | Read. score | Maths score | GPS score | Reading prog. | Writing prog. | Maths prog. | SEN | Cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 17% | 894 |
| 2023/24 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | — | — | — | 16% | 824 |
DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.
Pupils & absence
| Year | Pupils | Pupil:teacher | SEN | EAL | FSM ever | Absence | Persistent absence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | 894 | 23.7 | 17% | 5% | 10% | 5% | 9% |
| 2023/24 | 824 | 24.2 | 16% | 4% | 10% | 5% | 11% |
| 2022/23 | 792 | 23.2 | 17% | 5% | 12% | 5% | 12% |
| 2021/22 | 774 | 23.6 | 17% | 4% | 12% | 7% | 19% |
| 2020/21 | 761 | 23.1 | 18% | 5% | 12% | — | — |
| 2018/19 | 694 | 20.3 | 11% | 6% | 10% | 3% | 5% |
| 2017/18 | 653 | 22.4 | 12% | 6% | 11% | 4% | 7% |
| 2016/17 | 590 | 23.4 | 14% | 8% | 12% | 4% | 8% |
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.