Sandown Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Mar 11 2020 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Local authority maintained schools
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Unique reference
- 114447
- Address
- The Ridge, TN34 2AA
- Website
- www.sandown.school
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 517 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 47.4%
- Girls
- 52.6%
- First language not English
- 5.4%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 38.9%
- Persistent absence
- 13.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 16.1%
White British 89.2%
Mixed 5.7%
African 1.7%
Other White 1.5%
Indian 0.6%
Caribbean 0.6%
Other Asian 0.4%
Pakistani 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.8
WritingAverage1.5
MathsWell above average4
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 76%
Local authority average 58%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 5%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sandown Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 62
- 2nd preference
- 31
- 3rd preference
- 17
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 58
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 30.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.3 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 25 11 14 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 0 1 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 34 13 21 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 6 2 4 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 58 32 26 |
| Year 2 | 60 28 32 |
| Year 3 | 61 24 37 |
| Year 4 | 59 30 29 |
| Year 5 | 62 29 33 |
| Year 6 | 91 42 49 |