Welcome to St Andrew's CE Primary School

On behalf of the team here at St Andrew’s I would like to welcome you to our school website.

I am proud to be able to share our school with you and hope that you find that our website gives you a useful insight into our wonderful school.

At St Andrew’s our aim is to equip our children with the academic, social and emotional skills to succeed in life. To begin a life-long desire to learn and improve themselves and the world in which they live.

Our belief that every child deserves an excellent education is what motivates us in all we do. We know that children achieve when they are inspired and motivated, and we work hard to create those opportunities which do just that.

Our school vision ‘Making a difference; for good, with each other, everyone, in our community’ emphasises our belief that each and every one of us should aspire to live our lives to the fullest; from the appreciation of the smallest creation to the highest aspirations we can hold.

We want the children and families who join us to feel part of our school community and to be able to work in partnership with us to support each other with providing a secure start to your child’s education.

If you would like to get to know more about the school, you are very welcome to get in touch and arrange a visit.

About us

We are a large primary school serving the parish of St Andrew’s and St Francis with children and families joining our school community from a wide area in Weymouth. Our pre-school, the Mulberry Bush, joined the academy in September 2018. We have 9 classes for 2023-2024. 

You will notice that we use the sea as a theme across the school; all classes are named after a sea creature and the classes are grouped into:

• Early Years - pre-school and Reception
• Key Stage 1 (KS1) - one Year 1 class and one Year 2 class
• Lower Key Stage 2 (LKS2) - three mixed Year 3 and 4 classes
• Upper Key Stage 2 (UKS2) - three mixed Year 5 and Year 6 classes

We are part of the Diocese of Salisbury Academy Trust (DSAT). We joined the Trust in the summer of 2017. DSAT is comprised of 23 schools based in Dorset and Wiltshire. We are part of the Bay Hub of schools that includes Beechcroft St Paul’s, St John’s, Beaminster St Mary and we are about to welcome St Nicholas and St Laurence join us. As the Bay Hub we work closely together as a learning community.