Primary school

St Andrew's Cof E VA Primary School

  • Voluntary Aided School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Church of England
  • Plymouth
  • PL1 3AY
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2022

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,980 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 27%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 34%34%2016/17: top 53%2017/18: top 26%2018/19: top 86%2022/23: top 23%23% · 2022/232023/24: top 42%2024/25: top 27%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM73% · South West 62%9/10 Top 20%+70 pts
Higher standard, RWM10% · South West 6%7/10 Above+57.6 pts
Reading score105 · South West 1054/10 Below−13.8 pts
Maths score105 · South West 1046/10 Middle+46.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 63% · 30 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 62% · 29 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 76% · 29 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 50% · 30 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 73% · 30 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 66% · 29 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 73% · 30 pupils · South West 62%76%50%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 14% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 17% · 29 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 3% · 30 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 10% · 29 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 10% · 30 pupils · South West 6%17%3%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 30 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 105 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 29 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 30 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 108 · 29 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 105108104No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 104 · 29 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 105 · 29 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 102 · 30 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 108 · 30 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 107 · 29 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 105 · 30 pupils · South West 104108102No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 84.8%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd90
3rd60

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2005–2022

  1. 2005Outstanding
  2. 2009Outstanding
  3. 2022Good

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026190
Free school meals (past 6 years)27.4%
First language not English24.0%
SEN support17.6%
EHC plan1.5%
Absence (sessions missed)4.2%
Persistently absent pupils7.9%

Girls 49%Boys 51%

90.5% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.6
Pupils per adult10.0
  • Classroom teachers 6.7
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 9.2
  • Other support 3.9

Teachers 9.7 FTE · Whole workforce 22.8 · 44 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£7,754
Spend per pupil£8,272
Staff spend per pupil£6,295
Reserve per pupil£276
  • +£52,427revenue reserve
  • −£98,402in-year balance

Grants £7,403 · self-generated £351 · premises £579 per pupil