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St Andrew's CofE Primary School

Academy converter primary school in Woodhall Spa (Lincolnshire).

KS2 RWM expected
65%
▲ 3pp England 2024/25: 62%
2024/25
Reading expected
85%
▲ 10pp England 2024/25: 75%
2024/25
Maths expected
83%
▲ 9pp England 2024/25: 74%
2024/25
Writing expected
65%
▼ 7pp England 2024/25: 72%
2024/25
Attendance rate
94.6%
▼ 0.2pp England 2024/25: 94.8%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
26.0
▲ 5.3 England 2025/26: 20.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
13.0%
▼ 12pp England 2025/26: 24.9%
school census 15/01/2026
Capacity
99%
292 / 294 pupils
register figure (GIAS)

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

iWritten by WhatSchool from official school data (Get Information about Schools, DfE and Ofsted).

St Andrew's CofE Primary School is a Church of England primary school located in Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire. The school caters for boys and girls aged 3 to 11 and currently has 290 pupils on roll, with a capacity of 294. It is part of the St ANDREW'S Church of England ACADEMY. The school is led by John Whalley.

Enrichment

9 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Coding
  • Cooking
  • Cricket
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Gardening
  • Music
  • Netball
  • Swimming

Awards

1 awardiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Healthy SchoolsHealth and wellbeing

Key facts

URN
138487
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Primary
Ages
3 to 11
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
Church of England
Sixth form
Does not have a sixth form
Nursery
Has Nursery Classes
Local authority
Lincolnshire
Constituency
Louth and Horncastle
Setting
Larger rural: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2012

Governing body (22 current, 1 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

17 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Kate Martin Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2026
Mr James Turner Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Michael Jefferson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2026 · until 2030
Mr Richard Arden Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by foundation/Trustsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr James Lascelles Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Anthony Hird Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr John Powe Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2024
Ms Melanie Kingswood Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Timothy Casey Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2024 · until 2028
Mrs Margaret Forman Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Scott William Holliday-Stevens Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · until 2028
Ms Sam MaherChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2024
Mr Timothy Peacock Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mrs Helen Fisher-Scott Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2022 · until 2026 ends 2026
Mrs Elizabeth Jackson Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr John Powe Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Ruth Pobjoy Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2018 · until 2026 ends 2026
Rev Charles PatrickMemberTrust membersFoundation/sponsor memberssince 2014
John WhalleyAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2012
Mr Iain Burnley Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2012
Mr Mark Webb Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersOriginal (signatory) memberssince 2012
Mr John WhalleyTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio foundation governor (appointed by foundation by virtue of the office they hold)since 2002 · until 2030
Mr James Turner Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2022 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, as at 25 October 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record