Sandy Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Jun 24 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Unique reference
- 109669
- Address
- Engayne Avenue, SG19 1BL
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1214 (72% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.3%
- Girls
- 48.7%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 18.9%
- Persistent absence
- 23.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 23.1%
White British 84.8%
Mixed 7.3%
Other White 3.6%
African 1.7%
Caribbean 0.7%
Unclassified 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Indian 0.2%
Other Asian 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 70%
Local authority average 28%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 37%
Local authority average 41%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 40.8
Local authority average 43.5
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 3.69
Local authority average 3.74
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 26 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 17 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 21 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 21 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 20 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 27 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 53 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 47 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 74 |
Admissions
Sandy Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 25
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 26
- 2nd preference
- 3
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 30
Offers
- 1st preference
- 23
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 25
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.4 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 236 116 120 |
| Year 8 | 223 110 113 |
| Year 9 | 237 118 119 |
| Year 10 | 213 111 102 |
| Year 11 | 184 98 86 |
| Year 12 | 66 38 28 |
| Year 13 | 55 32 23 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 81.0% 87.5% 85.5% |
Further education | 46.0% 40.8% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 35.0% 44.3% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.8% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.1% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 59.0% 57.1% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 7.0% 14.1% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 1.3% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.9% 2.4% |