Sandling Primary School

General Info

Education Phase
Primary
Ofsted rating
Good
Feb 5 2020 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
417 (100% of total capacity)
Boys
55.9%
Girls
44.1%
First language not English
13.7%
Free school meals (FSM)
5.5%
Persistent absence
10.5%
Special education needs (SEN)
10.1%
Pupil ethnicities
White British 77.2%
Other White 7.9%
Mixed 3.2%
African 2.6%
Chinese 2.6%
Pakistani 1.7%
Other Asian 1.4%
Unclassified 1.2%
Indian 1%
Caribbean 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Capacity %: Year 2022-2023 Persistent absence and other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAverage0
WritingAverage0.4
MathsBelow average-2.1
Year 2022-2023

Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths

School 62%
Local authority average 61%
England average 61%

Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths

School 8%
Local authority average 8%
England average 8%

Average score in reading

School 106
Local authority average 106
England average 105

Average score in maths

School 103
Local authority average 104
England average 104
School: Year 2022-2023
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024

Admissions

Sandling Primary School

Admission Policy
n/a
Total available places
57
Status
Not oversubscribed
This school is Not Oversubscribed because there were fewer 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
50
2nd preference
33
3rd preference
58
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
50
2nd preference
4
3rd preference
3
To another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes29.8
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher28.8
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher30.5
Year 2023-2024

Cohort sizes

Class type
Total
Boys
Girls
Reception, Full-time
53
29
24
Year 1
60
30
30
Year 2
60
30
30
Year 3
61
33
28
Year 4
61
36
25
Year 5
60
37
23
Year 6
62
38
24
Year 2023-2024