St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School
Dunstan Road, Burnham-on-Sea, TA8 1ER
This school is closed (it closed in January 2025).
It was replaced by St Andrew's Church Junior School. That page has the school's current information.
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Wayne Higgins
- Diocese
- Diocese of Bath and Wells
- Constituency
- Bridgwater
- Setting
- (England/Wales) Urban city and town
- Capacity
- 328
- Pupils on roll
- 325
- URN
- 123785
- Local authority
- Somerset
About this school
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School was a Church of England voluntary controlled primary school in Burnham-on-Sea. It taught children aged 7 to 11 and had 325 pupils on roll.
Ofsted did not inspect it under the current framework.
Ofsted judgement
St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School has not been inspected by Ofsted yet.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 80 | 80 | 92 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 53% | 55% | 59% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 3% | 3% | 3% |
| Expected standard in reading | 75% | 66% | 75% |
| Expected standard in maths | 73% | 70% | 74% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 75% | 66% | 62% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 106.0 | 104.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 105.0 | 102.0 | 104.0 |
| Reading progress | -1.70 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -3.90 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -1.40 | - | - |
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 Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior 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 | Somerset average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 53% | 54.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 55% | 55.4% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 59% | 57.3% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.8% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 325 |
| 2023/24 | 332 |
| 2024/25 | 325 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School compares
Its KS2 result was higher than 38% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 32% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 59% | 6.4% | 26.5% | 325 | — |
| St Andrew's Church Junior School | — | — | — | 290 | 0.0 miles |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School | 66% | 4.4% | 20.8% | 265 | 0.2 miles |
| Burnham-On-Sea Infant School | — | — | — | 154 | 0.5 miles |
| Churchfield Church School | 29% | 9.3% | 43.7% | 411 | 1.2 miles |
| Berrow Primary Church Academy | 54% | 5.5% | 21% | 173 | 1.8 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 26.46%
- English as an additional language
- 5.5%
- Overall absence
- 6.43%
- Persistent absence
- 18.29%
Location
Nearby schools
-
St Andrew's Church Junior School0.0 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School0.2 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
Burnham-On-Sea Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
-
Churchfield Church School1.2 miles
Primary · Highbridge
-
Berrow Primary Church Academy1.8 miles
Primary · Burnham-on-Sea
Other schools in Burnham-on-Sea
- Berrow Primary Church Academy Primary
- Burnham-On-Sea Infant School Primary
- St Andrew's Church Junior School Primary
- St Joseph's Catholic Primary and Nursery School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School teach?
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School taught children aged 7 to 11. It was a primary school in Burnham-on-Sea.
- Has St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School been inspected?
- Ofsted has not inspected St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School under its current framework, so no current judgement is shown. That is common for newer schools and is not a mark against a school.
- How big is St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School?
- St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School had 325 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 7 to 11.
- How have St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 53% in 2022/23 and 59% 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 Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior 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 8 July 2025.