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
- 6.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
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%
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 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
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
Applications
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 33
- 3rd preference
- 58
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 50
- 2nd preference
- 4
- 3rd preference
- 3
- To another Local Authority
- 1
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 | 28.8 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 30.5 |
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 |