St Andrew's CE Primary School -

“A transformational vision coupled with effective leadership has resulted in a community who ‘believe all things are possible’” (SIAMS 2023)

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Believe, Thrive, Learn, Shine

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A fabulous environment to learn in

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An exciting and challenging curriculum

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Keeping up with an ever-changing world

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All are welcome and celebrated here

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A community who love to laugh together

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Welcome to
St Andrew’s CE
Primary School

Welcome to our school website, thank you for taking the time to have a look at who we are and what we do here. We BELIEVE we have a very special community at St Andrew’s and invite you to find out more about us. Our school ethos is based around enabling our youngsters to THRIVE, LEARN and SHINE in all the ways they can. We BELIEVE in ourselves, our community, one another and God and acknowledge that together we can explore the many possibilities life has to offer.

We sit at the heart of Fontmell Magna and are surrounded by not only a beautiful landscape but also a community who support and embrace us. Our Local links are strong; we are proud to be at the heart of this wonderful village. We are a growing community, growing in strength, in number, in creativity, in positivity and in skills and knowledge. Our ever developing curriculum seeks to meet the needs of all who come here, we work hard to overcome barriers to learning and strive for inclusivity. Our curriculum drivers of COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT and COMMUNICATION are woven into all we do.

We welcome you to come and visit us, see who we are and get a flavour of what life is like for a child attending St Andrew’s. We sit happily in the Sherborne Academy Schools Trust where we find support and encouragement for our work. We are proud of who we are and what we have created here and we’d love the opportunity to show you why.

Dan King (Head of School)

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St Andrew’s Primary delivers a ‘thriving school experience’ say inspectors

5 Oct 23

St Andrew’s Primary School in Fontmell Magna has received a glowing report following a recent SIAMS inspection. The Statutory Inspection of Anglican and Methodist Schools (SIAMS) explores ways in which each school’s...

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Open Days

13 Sep 23

If you are applying for a school place for your child for next year why not come and have a look around our wonderful village school! Details below, but if you would...

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We’ve won the GOLD Award!

26 Jun 23

After the success at the Dorset School Games Finals we have been awarded the School Games Gold Award. Congratulations to Mr King for all of his hard work working towards this!

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Remembrance

15 Nov 21

Happy Friday to all of our Families, A week filled with REMEMBERING, REFLECTING and being COURAGEOUS; enjoy our walk around school this week as we each consider what it is to be...

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#HelloYellow Mental Health & Wellbeing Day

8 Oct 21

Our village turned yellow on Thursday 7th October as part of Mental Health Week. The #HelloYellow campaign by the charity Young Minds, saw pupils and members of the community come together –...

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Find out more about our lovely school

27 Sep 21

Take a look at our new school video for an insight into school life at St Andrew's Primary:

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The Power of Poetry

25 Feb 21

Our Y3 and Y4 poets have been inspired by a beautiful song called One in a Million by Emily Barden. They have taken the theme of Express Yourself from this year's Children's...

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Accelerated Reader

25 Feb 21

Congratulations to the many KS2 pupils who have made excellent progress in reading using our new Accelerated Reader system. St Andrew's has been using Accelerated Reader with pupils who are ready for...

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Maths Mastery

25 Feb 21

St Andrew's Primary is now working with the Jurassic Maths Hub to develop teaching and learning in maths. This project will run for at least three years, with the aim of giving...

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Thank you PTFA!

25 Feb 21

Thank you to our wonderful PFTA, whose fundraising to support the pupils here at St Andrew's continues to makes such a difference. In particular, the PTFA has kindly funded class sets of...

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Children’s Mental Health Week

22 Feb 21

Poem for the Children of St Andrew's School It may feel like you're learning alone, but one thing's for sure that you've all shown, friendships are strong and here waiting for you,...