Sandy Hill Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jan 18 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 3 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Not applicable
- Local authority
- Cornwall
- Unique reference
- 136318
- Address
- Sandy Hill, PL25 3AT
- Website
- www.sandyhill.org.uk/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 453 (94% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 51.2%
- Girls
- 48.8%
- First language not English
- 2.2%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 20.3%
- Persistent absence
- 13.4%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.1%
White British 93.8%
Mixed 3.5%
Other White 2%
Chinese 0.4%
Indian 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAverage0.8
WritingAverage1.5
MathsAbove average2.6
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 67%
Local authority average 59%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 11%
Local authority average 7%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 105
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 107
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sandy Hill Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 69
- 2nd preference
- 76
- 3rd preference
- 27
- From another Local Authority
- 0
Offers
- 1st preference
- 60
- 2nd preference
- 0
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 29.7 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 29.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 2, Part-time | 11 5 6 |
| Nursery Year 2, Full-time | 26 11 15 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 3 | 57 30 27 |
| Year 4 | 60 36 24 |
| Year 5 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 6 | 59 33 26 |