St Andrew's CofE Primary School
Mardale Avenue, Orford, Warrington, WA2 9HF
This school is closed (it closed in June 2026).
It was replaced by St Andrew's CofE Primary School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mrs Gemma Moulsdale
- Diocese
- Diocese of Liverpool
- Constituency
- Warrington North
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 183
- URN
- 111301
- Local authority
- Warrington
- Website
- School website
About this school
St Andrew's CofE Primary School was a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Warrington. It taught children aged 4 to 11 and had 183 pupils on roll.
Ofsted inspected it; its last report is linked below.
Ofsted judgement
Overall judgement at the last full inspection
This inspection took place under the previous framework, which gave a single overall grade. Ofsted now publishes report cards instead, so newer inspections of other schools will look different. How Ofsted report cards work
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Outstanding
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Early years
- Good
- Safeguarding
- Effective
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 29 | 30 | 28 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 69% | 63% | 68% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 3% | 0% |
| Expected standard in reading | 79% | 67% | 68% |
| Expected standard in maths | 86% | 73% | 79% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 66% | 63% | 79% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 102.0 | 103.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.60 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How St Andrew's CofE Primary School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Warrington average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 69% | 66% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 63% | 65% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 68% | 66.6% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 5.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 207 |
| 2023/24 | 208 |
| 2024/25 | 201 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's CofE Primary School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 61% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 54% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 68% | 5.3% | 54.7% | 183 | — |
| St Andrew's CofE Primary School | — | — | — | — | 0.0 miles |
| St Stephen's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 6.3% | 39.7% | 199 | 0.2 miles |
| Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School | 26% | 6.9% | 64.3% | 255 | 0.4 miles |
| St Margaret's Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | 460 | 0.6 miles |
| St Bridget's Catholic Primary School | 70% | 5.1% | 54.6% | 198 | 0.8 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
- 3 July 2023
-
Ungraded inspection report19 January 2022
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 54.73%
- English as an additional language
- 12.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.29%
- Persistent absence
- 12.57%
Location
Nearby schools
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St Andrew's CofE Primary School0.0 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Stephen's Catholic Primary School0.2 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
Meadowside Community Primary and Nursery School0.4 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Margaret's Church of England Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Warrington
-
St Bridget's Catholic Primary School0.8 miles
Primary · Warrington
Other schools in Warrington
- Alderman Bolton Primary School Primary
- All Saints Catholic Primary School, Golborne, Wigan Primary
- Appleton Thorn Primary School Primary
- Barrow Hall Community Primary School Primary
- Beamont Primary School Primary
- Bewsey Lodge Academy Primary
- Birchwood CofE Primary School Primary
- Bradshaw Primary School Primary
- Brook Acre Community Primary School Primary
- Broomfields Junior School Primary
- Bruche Academy Primary
- Burtonwood Community Primary School Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Andrew's CofE Primary School teach?
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School taught children aged 4 to 11. It was a primary school in Warrington.
- Has St Andrew's CofE Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's CofE Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How many pupils are at St Andrew's CofE Primary School?
- St Andrew's CofE Primary School had 183 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- How have St Andrew's CofE Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 69% in 2022/23 and 68% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- What are St Andrew's CofE Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's CofE Primary School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 30 June 2026.