St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School
Chester Street, Rugby, CV21 3NX
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Headteacher
- Mr Daniel Horishny
- Diocese
- Diocese of Coventry
- Nursery provision
- Has Nursery Classes
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Rugby
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 360
- Pupils on roll
- 342
- URN
- 130877
- Local authority
- Warwickshire
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01788574697
About this school
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is a Church of England voluntary aided primary school in Rugby. It teaches children aged 3 to 11 and has 342 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Needs attention
- Attendance and behaviour
- Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Needs attention
- Early years
- Expected standard
- Safeguarding
- Met
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 44 | 46 | 43 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 39% | 43% | 49% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 0% | 2% | 7% |
| Expected standard in reading | 64% | 72% | 60% |
| Expected standard in maths | 59% | 63% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 61% | 54% | 65% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 102.0 | 104.0 | 103.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 101.0 | 102.0 | 102.0 |
| Reading progress | +1.00 | - | - |
| Writing progress | -0.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.20 | - | - |
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 Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) 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 | Warwickshire average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 39% | 58.7% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 43% | 58.8% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 49% | 59.4% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 7.5% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 7.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 6.3% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 336 |
| 2023/24 | 339 |
| 2024/25 | 347 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School compares
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School ranked 133rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 49% | 6.3% | 29.7% | 342 | — |
| Northlands Primary School | 70% | 4.1% | 37.3% | 208 | 0.5 miles |
| Eastlands Primary School | 73% | 4.3% | 15.9% | 211 | 0.6 miles |
| Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School | 59% | 4.4% | 11.2% | 224 | 0.9 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Junior School | 45% | 5.6% | 28.7% | 477 | 0.9 miles |
| Boughton Leigh Infant School | — | 6.2% | 26.8% | 257 | 0.9 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
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 29.71%
- English as an additional language
- 52.4%
- Overall absence
- 6.26%
- Persistent absence
- 20.07%
Location
Nearby schools
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Northlands Primary School0.5 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Eastlands Primary School0.6 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Boughton Leigh Junior School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
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Boughton Leigh Infant School0.9 miles
Primary · Rugby
Other schools in Rugby
St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School ranks 23rd of the 26 ranked primary schools in Rugby.
- Abbots Farm Infant School Primary
- Abbots Farm Junior School Primary
- Barby Church of England Primary School Primary
- Bawnmore Community Infant School Primary
- Bilton CofE Junior School Primary
- Bilton Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Infant School Primary
- Boughton Leigh Junior School Primary
- Brownsover Community School Primary
- Cawston Grange Primary School Primary
- Clifton-upon-Dunsmore CofE Primary School Primary
- Dunchurch Boughton Church of England Infant Academy and Nursery Primary
Common questions
- What ages does St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School teach?
- St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School teaches children aged 3 to 11. It is a primary school in Rugby.
- Who is the headteacher of St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?
- The headteacher of St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is Mr Daniel Horishny, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) 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 Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School?
- St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School has 342 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 3 to 11.
- Is St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School full?
- St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School has capacity for 360 pupils and 342 on roll (95%), so it is close to full. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School a faith school?
- Yes. St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School is designated Church of England, in the Diocese of Coventry.
- Does St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School have a nursery?
- Yes. The schools register records St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School as having nursery classes.
- What SEN provision does St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School have?
- The schools register lists St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 39% in 2022/23 and 49% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School compare with other schools in Warwickshire?
- St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School ranked 133rd of 162 primary schools in Warwickshire for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 20% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 35% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's absence rate?
- St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's overall absence rate is 6.3% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, St Andrew's Benn CofE (Voluntary Aided) 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.