Directory of schools in Central Bedfordshire - St. Andrews CofE V C Lower School - East site - Biggleswade

Upcoming changes to this school

From September 2024 this school will become a primary school providing school places for year groups reception to year 6. Each year group will have a PAN (published admission number) of 60 places.

Changes for this school
New PAN New year group range School type and number of places
60 per site (120 total) Reception to year 6 Primary, 810 places

 

School

St. Andrews CofE V C Lower School - East site - Biggleswade

Type of school

Lower School - Voluntary Controlled (VC)

Bantock Way

Biggleswade

Bedfordshire

SG18 8UQ

Telephone

01767 312212

Email address
office@standrews.beds.sch.uk
Website
http://www.standrewslowerschool.co.uk/
Fax

01767 600531

Headteacher

Sue Rolfe

Age range

4 to 9

Ofsted inspection
Published admission numbers (places available)

90

Designated measuring point

Main entrance

Oversubscription criteria

Oversubscription criteria:

  • all 'looked after' children or children that were previously 'looked after', including children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted (see definition below)
  • children of staff
  • children living in the catchment area with siblings at the school
  • children living in the catchment area
  • other children with siblings at the school
  • children with one or more parents/carers who have, at the time of application, shown commitment to the Church of England or another Christian church by attending a service at least once a month for the year prior to an application being made (see definition below)
  • any other children

Definition of 'children who appear to have been in state care outside of England'

Children who appear to have been in state care outside of England and ceased to be in state care as a result of being adopted.

A child is regarded as having been in state care in a place outside of England if they were accommodated by a public authority, a religious organisation or any other provider of care whose sole purpose if to benefit society.

Definition of a Christian church

A Christian church is defined as one which is a member, or is eligible for membership, of Churches Together in England or the Evangelical Alliance. Applicants in this category will need to ask their priest or minister to complete the relevant section of the application form.

Allocation statistics
Allocation statistics (entry to reception year)
Published admission number (PAN) Requests Places offered Last place offered
90 117 90 At the time of the initial allocation in April 2023, the last place offered was to a child in criterion "children living in catchment area with siblings at the school" who lived at a distance of 733.26 metres from the school
In-year admissions

Information for in-year admission during academic year September 2023 to July 2024

Admission number per year group:

  • reception to year 2: 90
  • years 3 to 4: 60

Oversubscription criteria: As above

Find out how to apply for in-year school admission

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