St Andrew's Academy

School overview

St Andrew's Academy is a primary school serving Bishop Auckland, County Durham, classified by the DfE as a converter academy. It has 185 pupils aged 3 to 11 on roll. At its most recent graded inspection, Ofsted rated St Andrew's Academy 'Good'. In the most recent Key Stage 2 SATs, 46% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined — below the national average of 61%. That marks an improvement of 6.0 percentage points in the proportion reaching the expected standard on the previous year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of primary schools nationally.

Pupils achieved an average scaled score of 102 in reading and 104 in maths (national averages are about 105 and 104). St Andrew's Academy was not oversubscribed for September 2026: all 24 families who put it first were offered a place. There are about 20.2 pupils per teacher. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 43% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. When you visit, you might ask how the school stretches its higher-attaining pupils and supports those who need to catch up. 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.