Primary school

St Andrew's Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Durham
  • DL14 6RY
Ofsted Good · inspected Oct 2019

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 13,049 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 87%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 71%71%2016/17: top 77%2017/18: top 94%2018/19: top 79%2022/23: top 70%70% · 2022/232023/24: top 91%2024/25: top 87%No exams

Against North East

Expected standard, RWM46% · North East 67%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM0% · North East 8%Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score102 · North East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score104 · North East 105Small cohort: 26 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 45% · 20 pupils · North East 58%2016/17: 50% · 20 pupils · North East 68%2017/18: 40% · 16 pupils · North East 72%2018/19: 55% · 22 pupils · North East 69%2022/23: 53% · 17 pupils · North East 65%2023/24: 40% · 15 pupils · North East 64%2024/25: 46% · 26 pupils · North East 67%55%40%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 20 pupils · North East 5%2016/17: 10% · 20 pupils · North East 7%2017/18: 0% · 16 pupils · North East 10%2018/19: 5% · 22 pupils · North East 10%2022/23: 6% · 17 pupils · North East 7%2023/24: 0% · 15 pupils · North East 6%2024/25: 0% · 26 pupils · North East 8%10%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 96 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 101 · 20 pupils · North East 1042017/18: 101 · 16 pupils · North East 1062018/19: 101 · 22 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 103 · 17 pupils · North East 1052023/24: 103 · 15 pupils · North East 1052024/25: 102 · 26 pupils · North East 10510396No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 104 · 20 pupils · North East 1032016/17: 103 · 20 pupils · North East 1052017/18: 100 · 16 pupils · North East 1052018/19: 103 · 22 pupils · North East 1052022/23: 105 · 17 pupils · North East 1042023/24: 104 · 15 pupils · North East 1042024/25: 104 · 26 pupils · North East 105105100No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
24 of 24 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st2424
2nd122
3rd80

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2007–2019

  1. 2007Satisfactoryas predecessor
  2. 2011Goodas predecessor
  3. 2013Requires improvementas predecessor
  4. 2015Goodas predecessor
  5. 2019Goodas predecessor

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 · inspected as predecessor

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026191
Free school meals (past 6 years)42.7%
First language not English10.3%
SEN support21.1%
EHC plan2.7%
Absence (sessions missed)4.3%
Persistently absent pupils10.3%

Girls 46%Boys 54%

91% full · 210 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher19.7
Pupils per adult8.6
  • Classroom teachers 6.5
  • Leadership 3
  • Teaching assistants 11.3
  • Other support 2.8

Teachers 9.5 FTE · Whole workforce 23.6 · 26 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£7,645
Spend per pupil£7,535
Staff spend per pupil£6,066
Reserve per pupil£554
  • +£100,000revenue reserve
  • +£20,000in-year balance

Grants £7,524 · self-generated £338 · premises £355 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: WISE ACADEMIES (16 academies) · trust reserve £4,864,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it