Sandy Secondary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Jan 25 2023 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
- 1171 (100% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.9%
- Girls
- 49.1%
- First language not English
- 2.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 17.3%
- Persistent absence
- 26.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 24.0%
White British 85.7%
Mixed 6.6%
Other White 3.5%
African 1.3%
Unclassified 0.9%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Irish 0.3%
Chinese 0.3%
Indian 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.08
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 78%
Local authority average 28%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 34%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 42.8
Local authority average 44.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.82
Local authority average 3.78
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 23 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 34 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 39 |
| Multimedia | Technical Award | 20 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 49 |
| Art & Design | GCSE | 40 |
| Biology | GCSE | 54 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 52 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 63 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 54 |
Admissions
Sandy Secondary School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 7
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 6
- 2nd preference
- 7
- 3rd preference
- 1
- From another Local Authority
- 12
Offers
- 1st preference
- 6
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 7
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 17.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 111 114 |
| Year 8 | 234 117 117 |
| Year 9 | 220 110 110 |
| Year 10 | 191 98 93 |
| Year 11 | 196 106 90 |
| Year 12 | 61 35 26 |
| Year 13 | 44 19 25 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.8% 86.5% |
Further education | 35.0% 35.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 48.1% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 2.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.4% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | 4.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.7% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.3% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 3.0% 1.2% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 52.0% 55.8% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 5.0% 13.9% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 5.0% 12.1% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 0.6% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 5.0% 2.1% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 2.0% 3.7% 1.7% |