St Andrew's Church of England Primary School
Catchment Area, Reviews and Key Information

Primary
PUPILS
464
AGES
3 - 11
GENDER
Mixed
TYPE
Voluntary controlled school
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Source: All attending pupils National School Census Data, ONS
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This School Guide heat map has been plotted using official pupil data taken from the last School Census collected by the Department for Education. It is a visualisation of where pupils lived at the time of the annual School Census.

Our heat maps use groups of postcodes, not individual postcodes, and have naturally soft edges. All pupils are included in the mapping (i.e. children with siblings already at the school, high priority pupils and selective and/or religious admissions) but we may have removed statistical ‘outliers’ with more remote postcodes that do not reflect majority admissions.

For some schools, the heat map may be a useful indicator of the catchment area but our heat maps are not the same as catchment area maps. Catchment area maps, published by the school or local authority, are based on geographical admissions criteria and show actual cut-off distances and pre-defined catchment areas for a single admission year.

This information is provided as a guide only. The criteria in which schools use to allocate places in the event that they are oversubscribed can and do vary between schools and over time. These criteria can include distance from the school and sometimes specific catchment areas but can also include, amongst others, priority for siblings, children of a particular faith or specific feeder schools. Living in an area where children have previously attended a school does not guarantee admission to the school in future years. Always check with the school’s own admission authority for the current admission arrangements.

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  1. Look at our school catchment area guide for more information on heat maps. They give a useful indicator of the general areas that admit pupils to the school. This visualisation is based on all attending pupils present at the time of the annual School Census.
  2. Use the link to the Local Authority Contact (above) to find catchment area information based on a single admission year. This is very important if you are considering applying to a school.
  3. On each school page, use the link to visit the school website and find information on individual school admissions criteria. Geographical criteria are only applied after pupils have been admitted on higher priority criteria such as Looked After Children, SEN, siblings, etc.

How Does The School Perform?

Good
NATIONAL AVG. 2.09
Ofsted Inspection
(14/06/2022)
Full Report - All Reports
76%
NATIONAL AVG. 60%
% pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics



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Progress Compared With All Other Schools

UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 9% of schools in England) Average (About 67% of schools in England) Above Average (About 6% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 8% of schools in England) UNLOCK Well Below Average (About 10% of schools in England) Below Average (About 11% of schools in England) Average (About 59% of schools in England) Above Average (About 11% of schools in England) Well Above Average (About 9% of schools in England)
Coleman Street
Whitmore Reans
Wolverhampton
WV6 0RH
01902558522

School Description

The leadership team has maintained the good quality of education in the school since the last inspection. Based on the evidence gathered during this short inspection, I am of the opinion that the school has demonstrated strong practice and marked improvement in specific areas. This may indicate that the school has improved significantly overall. Therefore, I am recommending that the school’s next inspection be a section 5 inspection. The school’s mission statement, ‘With Faith, Hope and Love we can achieve greater things’, has become a reality across the school. Since the last inspection, you have addressed all weaknesses identified in the previous inspection report, improved teaching, raised expectations and established a strong leadership team. As a result, standards have improved. You have developed the skills of senior and middle leaders so that the capacity of the leadership team has increased. You, the leadership team and governors have a clear understanding of the strengths of the school and the areas for development. However, further work is needed to ensure that a greater proportion of pupils make even better progress across the school and achieve the higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2. Staff continually reflect on their practice and take decisive action to ensure that the curriculum meets the needs of all learners. Governors have high expectations of all staff. They use their skills and expertise to monitor specific aspects of school life. They ask leaders appropriately challenging questions based on their observations. Governors work closely with the designated leaders for safeguarding and fulfil their statutory responsibilities. They keep themselves up to date with training. They check safeguarding procedures so that pupils are kept safe. Governors are committed to the school and are proud to be part of the school community. Most parents and carers who responded to the school’s own questionnaire and those who spoke to inspectors during the inspection shared positive views about the school. Parents commented on the care and support their children receive with one parent summing up the views of many saying, ‘The school values families, not just the pupils.’ Pupils echoed this sentiment with one pupil saying, ‘This is a school for everyone.’ Safeguarding is effective. The culture of safeguarding is strong. You ensure that all staff and governors are well trained and are clear about policies and procedures. The record-keeping for the recruitment of staff is thorough and precise. Concerns about pupils are carefully logged and appropriately detailed. The leadership team has ensured that all safeguarding arrangements are fit for purpose. Pupils know how to keep themselves safe and are confident that if they have a problem it will be sorted out. Pupils say bullying is rare because a group of pupils known as the Anti-Bullying Committee are instrumental in raising awareness about the different types of bullying and mediate if problems arise. Through your curriculum and assemblies, you teach pupils about e-safety, road safety and water safety around canals and rivers. These messages are reinforced by a range of visitors, including Severn Trent Water. Inspection findings Most pupils by the end of key stage 2 make better progress than other pupils nationally. Pupils’ attainment at the end of key stage 2 is above national figures. However, some of the most able do not reach the standards of which they are capable. The inspection found several positive strategies being implemented to address this. These include effective questioning and timely intervention by support staff, which help pupils deepen their thinking and understanding. Bronze, silver, gold and platinum tasks set in lessons enthuse pupils and encourage them to challenge themselves in terms of what they can achieve and, as a result, many pupils are now making stronger progress. Attendance has been an improving picture since 2015. Current attendance in April 2019 is 96.2%, bringing the school above the latest national attendance figures. The school has introduced a number of reward systems including attendance ‘Teds’ for the early years where children take home teddies, which has proved very popular. In key stage 2 trophies for attendance and rewards such as ‘pizza parties’ have had a dramatic impact on improving attendance. Parental and family involvement is now a strength of the school having been a focus since the last inspection. A number of initiatives and events regularly take place that are well supported by parents. The school has gained two recognised awards, ‘The Wolverhampton Star Award’ for outstanding contribution to the school’s wider community and the ‘Families First Quality Award’. These externally credited awards demonstrate the school’s on-going efforts to work with and engage families in school life. Since the last inspection, the role of middle leaders has developed significantly. Middle leaders are undertaking appropriate professional development and training to help them fulfil their roles and responsibilities. The curriculum has recently been redesigned and middle leaders continue to monitor its effectiveness and adapt lessons to the needs of pupils. The very strong leadership of the headteacher and senior leaders is a result of their clear vision for school improvement. Self-evaluation is thorough and based on internal and external monitoring and analysis of data. Pupils achieve well and teaching over time is good, with some excellent features. The excellent practice evident in the school now needs to be shared more widely throughout the school. Pupils’ progress throughout the school, from Reception to Year 6, reflects this whole-school improvement. Pupils’ work confirms this. The curriculum is rich and interesting and provides every opportunity for all pupils to develop a full range of skills, knowledge and understanding over time. The school is highly inclusive and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities and pupils with complex social and emotional needs benefit from the care and support they receive and the curricular opportunities they have. Classrooms are bright and stimulating with specially dedicated reading areas that include ‘a Victorian classroom’ where pupils have a wealth of books linked to the topic being studied that term. Pupils are highly engaged and focused in their learning. The school places great emphasis on physical education, music and the arts. The school currently holds the, School Games Mark gold award. The school has a dedicated forest school area and an appropriately trained leader. Pupils from across the school access the ‘forest’ as part of lessons and as an afterschool club. Many examples of high-quality work across a range of subjects were observed both on display and in pupils’ books. Of noteworthy mention is the quality of science education at the school, where pupils undertake a wide range of investigations including observations, fair-testing and pattern seeking. The science is linked to the termly topic, and when studying space saw pupils writing to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in the United States about the design of astronauts’ suits. Pupils talk about their enjoyment of trips, visits and visitors, including the ‘animal man’ and visits to Warwick Castle and Harry Potter World. Next steps for the school Leaders and those responsible for governance should ensure that: a greater proportion of pupils make even better progress across the school and achieve the higher standards in reading, writing and mathematics by the end of key stage 2 the excellent practice in teaching and learning that is evident within the school is shared more widely, so that all pupils benefit.

St Andrew's Church of England Primary School Parent Reviews



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Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>76, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>76, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
My Child Has Not Been Bullied Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"my_child_has_not_been_bullied"=>62, "strongly_agree"=>17, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>66, "agree"=>28, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
I Have Not Raised Any Concerns Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"i_have_not_raised_any_concerns"=>38, "strongly_agree"=>41, "agree"=>10, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>100, "agree"=>0, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 10 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>62, "agree"=>24, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>3, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>79, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>0} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>69, "agree"=>21, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>59, "agree"=>38, "disagree"=>0, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>10, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Strongly Agree Agree Disagree Strongly Disagree Don't Know {"strongly_agree"=>55, "agree"=>31, "disagree"=>7, "strongly_disagree"=>0, "dont_know"=>7} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022
Yes No {"yes"=>97, "no"=>3} UNLOCK Figures based on 29 responses up to 14-06-2022

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