Christian values, high expectations, treasuring uniqueness

A happy place to learn with a strong family feel

Christian values, high expectations, treasuring uniqueness

A happy place to learn with a strong family feel

Christian values, high expectations, treasuring uniqueness

Welcome to St. Andrew's Primary Academy

St. Andrew's Primary is a four class school set in an idyllic village location, close to the Jurassic Coast and Blackdown Hills. As part of the First Federation Trust we work closely with other local schools... Mrs Donna Butler Head of School.

Mrs Donna Butler Head of School

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Mar 20, 2026

RED NOSE DAY! We celebrated Red Nose Day with a non-uniform day with a Red theme! Our play leaders organised some fantastic activities for lunchtime - we had playground races, dance competitions, supersize skipping, and some fantastic Red Nose designs and puzzles. What a fabulous day raising £109 for Comic Relief! #comicrelief2026 #rednoseday2026🔴

Mar 20, 2026

British Science week: Owls have been learning about states of matter in Science. They have investigated the terms evaporation, condensation and precipitation through the water cycle. They created a scene on a bag, filled it with some blue water and then stuck them on the window to watched what happened when the sun heated them up. They also observed evaporation and condensation through a glass beaker using hot water, cling film and ice. #BritishScienceWeek

Mar 20, 2026

British Science Week: The children in Foxes made models of blood using cereal, marshmallows, food colouring salt and water. This helped them consolidate their knowledge of the roles of the different components of blood. #BritishScienceWeek

Mar 20, 2026

British Science Week: In Squirrels class we learnt that some sharks continue growing as they age and that you can predict their age based upon their length. The oldest ever recorded was 392 years! We then measured our height and calculated our age in months. We created a class graph to compare our height to age. We found that the older members of the class were taller on average but that we found there were some students that didn't follow this trend. When we added Mr Evans to our chart he was off the scale as he was waaaay too old! We have also been learning about types of plants and leaves this term. We went on a nature hunt and used a 'sticky strip' to collect lots of different leaves and seeds. We returned to the classroom and identified them using an ID sheet. #BritishScienceWeek

Mar 20, 2026

During British Science Week last week , Mrs Coles visited Hedgehog class for an exciting hands-on science session! The children explored capillary action with coloured water, made balloons inflate with vinegar and baking powder, investigated Skittles dissolving and creating rainbow patterns, and saw density in action with eggs floating between layers of liquids. The session finished with a show-and-tell of butterflies, bird nests, shells, and more. The children were fascinated, curious, and loved exploring science in action! #BritishScienceWeek

Mar 6, 2026

Yesterday's World Book Day was a wonderful day full of costumes, reading, smiles and fun! 📚📖🌟 A MASSIVE thank you to our volunteers for enabling us to make the day extra special for the children. Our reading volunteers, Open the Book team, teachers and TA's all shared their favourite stories with the pupils. In the afternoon, Mr Whitehead ran a story telling worship, and this was followed by buddy reading and a hot chocolate treat for the children too. Thank you to Friends of St Andrew's for supplying the Hot Chocolate and biscuits.😋 A wonderful wholesome day was had by all! #worldbookday2026 #NationalYearOfReading2026

Mar 2, 2026

The children in Foxes class have been raising money for charity by creating their own games and stalls. The children and parents enjoyed games such as: pin the tail on the bunny, name the teddy and lucky dip! The charities chosen by the children were the RSPCA and Save the children. Today the children were able to present a Cheque for £89.60 to a representative from RSPCA, West Hatch who spoke to the children about the work the RSPCA carry out and how grateful they are for any fundraising donations. #fundraising @rspca.westhatch.animalcentre

Mar 2, 2026

Just before half term Owl's class made some fabulous Anti-Bullying Raps in their Music lessons - here are some snippets of just a few, aren't they great!

Jan 30, 2026

Our fantastic friends of school organise a cake sale for each class throughout the school year. Foxes Class have just spend their funds on some wonderful art supplies. A HUGE THANK YOU to Friends of School for all that you do for us. @fos_chardstockprimary

Jan 19, 2026

As part of their topic about 'People who help us', Hedgehogs class enjoyed a visit from a doctor last week. The children got the opportunity to ask lots of questions and to look at some real medical instruments.

Jan 12, 2026

The deadline for applying for your child's space through your local authority is 15th January. Please do get in touch if you would like to visit our primary school ahead of this deadline. https://www.standrews.devon.sch.uk/

Jan 9, 2026

HAPPY NEW YEAR! We have had a fantastic first week back this week. We wanted to share some of our highlights from Autumn Term, 2025.

Dec 17, 2025

Our football team had an amazing day participating in the U11 National League Mixed Football tournament last week. They enjoyed a busy morning of football in the sunshine, followed by a stadium tour in the afternoon. Thank you to Yeovil Town Football Club for hosting this fun opportunity for us. @ytcst08 @ytfcofficial #grassrootsfootball

Dec 12, 2025

We had an extra special visitor to school yesterday, whilst we celebrated Christmas Jumper Day! Lovely Father Christmas (with a little help from Friends of St Andrew's Primary) gifted each class a wonderful hamper with voucher for a Movie afternoon and Onesie Day next week! The Children were all so excited to see him. Father Christmas even visited Hedgehogs Class in their Forest School Session!

Dec 3, 2025

Some of our children have been very busy in after school club. They were tasked with decorating the Christmas tree and did a fantastic job!

Nov 20, 2025

Friend of School Event Light Up Christmas Tractor Trundle - Sunday 7th December 🎅🎄⛄🎁🤶

Nov 18, 2025

Apply for a primary school place - Applications are NOW OPEN! If you would like to visit our lovely school please contact the school office on 01460 220534 or email office@standrews.devon.sch.uk

Nov 17, 2025

A MASSIVE thank you to all our school community we raised a fantastic £230.50 for BBC Children in Need on Friday with our non-uniform day & cake sale. #bbcchildreninneed2025 #spottyanddotty

Nov 13, 2025

A team of children went to Axminster to take part in a multi-skills event. They took part in various challenges and managed to come away with the gold medals at the end of it. Well done to you all for showing such great skill and teamwork!

Nov 12, 2025

Before half term, we hosted a successful week of Bikeability training. All of our year 5 children managed to achieve their level 1 and 2 badges. Well done to you all for showing such maturity when riding on the roads in the village. A huge congratulations to some of our other key stage 2 children, who mastered the skill of riding a bike during this week too - what an incredible achievement!

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