St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School

Voluntary aided school·Primary school Dronfield, Derbyshire·S18 8ZQ
Composite score
63.4
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#3,036
National rank
#212
In East Midlands
#46
In Derbyshire
Top 21%
Nationally

Performance (KS2 SATs)

% meeting expected RWM
76%
% achieving higher RWM
12%
Reading average scaled score
109.0
National avg ≈ 105
Maths average scaled score
107.0
National avg ≈ 104
Reading progress
—
Maths progress
—

Getting a place

Offered a place after putting it first
100%
18 first choices, 21 places
First choices per place
0.86
fewer first choices than places
Applications naming the school
71
any preference, for 21 places
Applications from another council area
6%
First preferences per place, last five years▼ 0.01
00.511.5
1 per place
1.0620221.0020230.9220240.8720250.862026

Red dashed line = one first choice per place. How to read this

Every child who put St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School first was offered a place in 2026, so no distance cut-off applied: living further away did not cost a place that year.

Application figures: DfE, school level applications and offers (2026 intake).

School profile

Age range
4–11
Pupils on roll
207
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England/Methodist

Pupil background

% FSM ever-6
8.2%
Typical primary: 21.5%
% EAL
3.9%
Typical primary: 9.6%

Special educational needs

% SEN support
4.8%
Typical primary: 14.3%
% with an EHC plan
2.9%
Typical primary: 3.0%

Attendance

Overall absence
3.6%
Typical primary: 5.3%
Persistently absent
4.2%
Typical primary: 13.3%

Staffing & funding

Pupils per teacher
21.8
Typical primary: 20.7
Spend per pupil
£6,452
Typical primary: £6,960

“Typical” = the median primary school in England. What this means

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About St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School

St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School is a primary school in Dronfield, Derbyshire, classified by the DfE as a voluntary aided school with a Church of England/Methodist religious character. Around 207 pupils aged 4 to 11 attend the school. 76% of its pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of Key Stage 2, well above the national average (national figure: 61%). The proportion reaching the expected standard has fallen by 5.0 percentage points compared with the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the top 21% of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 109 in reading and 107 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). 12% reached the higher standard across all three subjects (around 8% do so nationally). Getting a place is straightforward: for the September 2026 intake every family who made St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School their first choice was offered one of its 21 Reception places. Overall pupil absence was 3.6%. There are about 21.8 pupils per teacher. Its intake is relatively advantaged, with around 8% of pupils eligible for free school meals in the last six years versus about 24% nationally. St Andrew's CofE Methodist (Aided) Primary School does not currently have a recent graded Ofsted judgement on record (often the case for newer or recently converted schools), so it is worth asking when its next inspection is expected. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links above.

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