Sandwich Technology School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good May 2 2019 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Kent
- Unique reference
- 136317
- Address
- Deal Road, CT13 0FA
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1314 (90% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 49.8%
- Girls
- 50.2%
- First language not English
- 4.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 30.4%
- Persistent absence
- 38.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 17.0%
White British 88.7%
Other White 4.2%
Mixed 2.8%
Unclassified 1.5%
Indian 1%
African 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Gypsy/Roma 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Chinese 0.2%
Other Asian 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.7
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 12%
Local authority average 40%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 25%
Local authority average 47%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 37.5
Local authority average 47
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.08
Local authority average 4.12
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
---|---|---|
Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 7 |
Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 15 |
Art & Design | GCSE | 29 |
Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 1 |
Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 24 |
Biology | GCSE | 213 |
Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 61 |
Chemistry | GCSE | 211 |
Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 22 |
Design & Technology | GCSE | 17 |
Admissions
Sandwich Technology School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 253
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 151
- 3rd preference
- 101
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 174
- 2nd preference
- 27
- 3rd preference
- 19
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
Class type | Class size |
---|---|
Average size of one-teacher classes | 19.5 |
Cohort sizes
Class type | Total Boys Girls |
---|---|
Year 7 | 242 129 113 |
Year 8 | 224 107 117 |
Year 9 | 246 124 122 |
Year 10 | 245 136 109 |
Year 11 | 225 107 118 |
Year 12 | 78 30 48 |
Year 13 | 53 22 31 |
Year 14 | 1 0 1 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
---|---|
Staying in education | 79.0% 87.7% 86.5% |
Further education | 48.0% 25.6% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 31.0% 60.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 0.4% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 0.0% 1.1% 0.9% |
Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 3.9% |
Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 2.7% 3.4% |
Not in education or employment | 7.0% 4.8% 5.2% |
Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.8% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
---|---|
Degrees | 63.0% 61.7% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 6.0% 19.5% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 5.0% 16.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 0.0% 1.3% 1.0% |
Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 1.4% 1.7% |