Sandown Primary School and Nursery
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jan 28 2025 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
- 481 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 48.6%
- Girls
- 51.4%
- First language not English
- 6.9%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 36.6%
- Persistent absence
- 8.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.5%
White British 86.3%
Mixed 6.7%
Other White 2.5%
African 1.5%
Other Asian 1%
Caribbean 0.8%
Indian 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Chinese 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 64%
Local authority average 60%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 7%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 105
Local authority average 105
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sandown Primary School and Nursery
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 59
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 65
- 2nd preference
- 45
- 3rd preference
- 20
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 57
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 27.4 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 26.1 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 20 11 9 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 1 1 0 |
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 38 15 23 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 4 3 1 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 30 30 |
| Year 1 | 60 33 27 |
| Year 2 | 60 34 26 |
| Year 3 | 59 26 33 |
| Year 4 | 59 22 37 |
| Year 5 | 61 31 30 |
| Year 6 | 59 28 31 |