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Voluntary controlled school · Central Bedfordshire

St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School

  • 4–11Ages
  • 945Pupils
  • PrimaryPhase
  • Church of EnglandReligious character
  • 109595URN

Brunts Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 0LY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school
Latest Ofsted

Report card · inspected Mar 2026

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement

Safeguarding standards met

What Ofsted found
Applications per place · Sept 2026
2.5per place
0.4 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1)
Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Central Bedfordshire

143 applications for 57 places · 22nd of 82 in Central Bedfordshire
Every year since 2014

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026
Report card · inspected 10 March 2026Published 16 July 2026 · safeguarding standards met · no overall grade
AreaExceptionalStrong standardExpected standardNeeds attentionUrgent improvement
InclusionExpected standard
Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
AchievementNeeds attention
Attendance and behaviourExpected standard
Personal development and wellbeingExpected standard
Early yearsExpected standard
Post-16 provisionDoes not apply to this school
Leadership and governanceNeeds attention
  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

Inspection history

  1. 10 March 2026
    Report card · 4 Expected standard, 3 Needs attention
  2. 19 November 2021
    Ungraded inspection: School remains Good

Full reports on the Ofsted website · How to read Ofsted grades

About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry
2.5applications per place, Reception
0.4 above Central Bedfordshire median (2.1) 0.3 above England median (2.2)

143 applications · 57 places offered · 45 named it first

FaithMay give priority to families of the faith.

  1. 2026 2.5; Central Bedfordshire median median 2.1
  2. 2025 2.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.9
  3. 2024 1.8; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  4. 2023 1.9; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  5. 2022 2.1; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  6. 2021 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  7. 2020 1.7; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  8. 2019 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  9. 2018 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  10. 2017 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  11. 2016 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.8
  12. 2015 1.4; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.7
  13. 2014 1.6; Central Bedfordshire median median 1.6
  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

EntryPlacesApplicationsPer placeFirst preferencesFirst-pref. ratio
Sep 2026571432.5450.79
Sep 2025581392.4671.16
Sep 2024611081.8540.89
Sep 2023861621.9730.85
Sep 2022611272.1520.85
Sep 2021641061.7530.83
Sep 2020671151.7660.99
Sep 2019701131.6690.99
Sep 2018771241.6760.99
Sep 2017721131.6700.97
Sep 2016901291.4840.93
Sep 2015851211.4750.88
Sep 2014841331.6851.01

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

all three met the expected standard, End of Year 6

  • This school
  • Central Bedfordshire median
  • England median
Every year as a table
YearExpected standardHigher standardReading scoreMaths score
2024/25
2023/24
2022/23

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

  • Exceptional
  • Strong standard
  • Expected standard
  • Needs attention
  • Urgent improvement
  • Does not apply

Eight dots, one per area: inclusion, curriculum, achievement, attendance, personal development, early years, post-16, leadership. Colours follow Ofsted's report card scale; Schoolfile is independent of Ofsted.

School details

Type
Voluntary controlled school
Phase
Primary
URN · DfE number
109595 · 823/3001
Religious character
Church of England
Capacity
1,020 pupils · 945 on roll
Free school meals
12.5% of pupils (England median 23%)
SEN provision
Resourced provision
Address
Brunts Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 0LY
Local authority
Central Bedfordshire

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources