Sandringham School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Feb 7 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Hertfordshire
- Unique reference
- 136609
- Address
- The Ridgeway, AL4 9NX
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1767 (95% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 55.1%
- Girls
- 44.9%
- First language not English
- 13%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 6.8%
- Persistent absence
- 11.2%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 7.5%
White British 62%
Mixed 10.1%
Other White 9.7%
Chinese 5.8%
Indian 3%
Other Asian 2.2%
Unclassified 1.6%
Pakistani 1.5%
African 1.4%
Other 1.2%
Irish 0.6%
Bangladeshi 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- 0.83
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- 0.19
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 57%
Local authority average 47%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 75%
Local authority average 55%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 61.2
Local authority average 51
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 5.54
Local authority average 4.56
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Sports Studies | Technical Award | 136 |
| Tourism | Technical Award | 1 |
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 10 |
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 7 |
| Art & Design (Textiles) | GCSE | 7 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 31 |
| Astronomy | GCSE | 10 |
| Biology | GCSE | 103 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 42 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 101 |
Admissions
Sandringham School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 229
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 326
- 2nd preference
- 280
- 3rd preference
- 219
- From another Local Authority
- 4
Offers
- 1st preference
- 226
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 23.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 240 132 108 |
| Year 8 | 244 134 110 |
| Year 9 | 243 122 121 |
| Year 10 | 235 137 98 |
| Year 11 | 243 135 108 |
| Year 12 | 292 163 129 |
| Year 13 | 268 148 120 |
| Year 14 | 2 2 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 97.0% 92.3% 86.5% |
Further education | 16.0% 27.8% 34.7% |
School sixth form | 80.0% 61.6% 37.9% |
Sixth form college | 0.0% 1.9% 13.1% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.9% |
| Entering employment | SP 2.5% 3.9% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.8% 3.4% |
| Not in education or employment | 1.0% 3.0% 5.2% |
| Destination unknown | 0.0% 0.5% 1.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 91.0% 68.4% 64.0% |
Top third higher education institutions | 56.0% 25.8% 19.7% |
Russell Group | 50.0% 22.6% 17.7% |
Oxford or Cambridge | 2.0% 1.4% 1.0% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 2.0% 2.6% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 1.0% 1.9% 1.7% |