The Sandon School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Requires improvement Mar 20 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Essex
- Unique reference
- 137240
- Address
- Molrams Lane, Sandon, CM2 7AQ
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1276 (98% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.7%
- Girls
- 49.3%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.2%
- Persistent absence
- 21.7%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 10.1%
White British 87.9%
Mixed 3.7%
Other White 3.1%
African 1.4%
Indian 1%
Other Asian 0.7%
Other Black 0.5%
Other 0.5%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.2%
Pakistani 0.2%
Bangladeshi 0.2%
Unclassified 0.2%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Chinese 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.14
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.18
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 31%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 39%
Local authority average 43%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 44.8
Local authority average 45.3
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.83
Local authority average 3.95
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Dance: General | Technical Award | 12 |
| Health Studies | Technical Award | 17 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 66 |
| Biology | GCSE | 42 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 76 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 42 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 30 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 33 |
| Dance | GCSE | 1 |
| English Language | GCSE | 219 |
Admissions
The Sandon School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 212
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 179
- 2nd preference
- 190
- 3rd preference
- 206
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 160
- 2nd preference
- 36
- 3rd preference
- 9
- To another Local Authority
- 1
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.6 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 217 111 106 |
| Year 8 | 215 123 92 |
| Year 9 | 213 100 113 |
| Year 10 | 214 108 106 |
| Year 11 | 221 100 121 |
| Year 12 | 95 49 46 |
| Year 13 | 101 56 45 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 87.0% 85.2% 85.6% |
Further education | 38.0% 37.1% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 45.0% 38.2% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 4.0% 9.3% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | SP 0.5% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 4.8% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.1% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 3.0% 6.0% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 0.9% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 68.0% 60.5% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 20.0% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 1.0% 1.8% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 3.0% 3.1% 2.2% |