Sandling Primary School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- School rating
- Good May 7 2025 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 4 - 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
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 118511
- Address
- Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, ME14 2JG
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 416 (99% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 53.6%
- Girls
- 46.4%
- First language not English
- 11.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.7%
- Persistent absence
- 10.5%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 79.1%
Other White 6.7%
African 3.4%
Mixed 3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Chinese 1.4%
Indian 1.2%
Pakistani 1.2%
Unclassified 1%
Irish 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Other 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-2.1
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 77%
Local authority average 61%
England average 62%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 8%
Local authority average 9%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 108
Local authority average 106
England average 106
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Local authority average: Year 2024-2025
National average: Year 2024-2025
Admissions
Sandling Primary School
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 32
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 51
- 2nd preference
- 8
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.8 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 2 | 59 28 31 |
| Year 3 | 60 30 30 |
| Year 4 | 59 32 27 |
| Year 5 | 59 33 26 |
| Year 6 | 59 36 23 |