St Andrew's CofE VC Primary School
Primary · Voluntary controlled school · Mixed · Central Bedfordshire
Brunts Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 0LY
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headline score
Ranking (England)
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No ranked results
Ofsted
School remains Good
No graded inspection
Application demand
82%
1st preference success · Oversubscribed
Attendance
95.4%
9.4% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
945
Capacity used
Nearly full93%
1,020 places
GCSE rank (England)
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KS2 rank (England)
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Application demand
Primary entry · official council applications and offers
82%
1st preference success rate
55 of 67 families who put it first got an offer
58
Places offered
139
Total applications
2.4
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 67 | 55 | ● 82% |
| 2nd preference | 52 | 2 | ● 4% |
| 3rd preference | 20 | 1 | ● 5% |
| Total | 139 | 58 | 42% |
1st preference success by year
Central Bedfordshire lets families list 3 preferences. Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Phase
- Primary
- Age range
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Sue Rolfe
- Address
- Brunts Lane, Biggleswade, SG18 0LY
- Phone
- 01767312311
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Ward / constituency
- Biggleswade West · North Bedfordshire
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 109595
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 13% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 4% | — | — |
| SEN support | 13% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 2 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
945 pupils · 1,020 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 26
10 March 2026
S5 Inspection · report card
Inclusion Expected standard Achievement Needs attention Safeguarding standards Met Curriculum and teaching Needs attention Attendance and behaviour Expected standard Leadership and governance Needs attention Early years Expected standard Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard Post-16 provision Not applicable - 21
19 November 2021
Ungraded inspection
School remains Good
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 808 pupils
Attendance
95.4%
Share of sessions attended · England 94.5%
Overall absence
4.6%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 5.5%
Persistent absence
9.4%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 14.6%
Severe absence
1.0%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
1.0%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Central Bedfordshire council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Reception (primary) | 15 January | 16 April (or next working day) |
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.