Sandbach School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- Good Jun 28 2023 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Boys
- Age range
- 11 - 19 y.o.
- Type
- Free Schools
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- None
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Cheshire East
- Unique reference
- 137491
- Address
- Crewe Road, CW11 3NS
- Website
- http://sandbachschool.org/
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1507 (96% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 96.8%
- Girls
- 3.2%
- First language not English
- 6%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 11.7%
- Persistent absence
- 18.0%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 9.7%
White British 84.9%
Unclassified 4.6%
Other White 4.4%
Mixed 3.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Other Asian 0.5%
African 0.5%
Other 0.4%
Indian 0.3%
Pakistani 0.3%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Gypsy/Roma 0.1%
Bangladeshi 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.03
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.12
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 23%
Local authority average 37%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 49%
Local authority average 46%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.7
Local authority average 46.8
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 4.1
Local authority average 4.02
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 30 |
| Computer Appreciation / Introduction | Technical Award | 1 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 9 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 37 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 14 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 95 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 10 |
Admissions
Sandbach School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 221
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 94
- 3rd preference
- 41
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 218
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 245 245 0 |
| Year 8 | 233 233 0 |
| Year 9 | 263 263 0 |
| Year 10 | 237 237 0 |
| Year 11 | 263 263 0 |
| Year 12 | 133 120 13 |
| Year 13 | 133 98 35 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 84.0% 87.4% 85.6% |
Further education | 29.0% 37.3% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 46.0% 42.5% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 8.0% 6.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.0% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 7.0% 4.0% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 4.0% 3.4% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 5.0% 4.6% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | SP 0.6% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 61.0% 57.8% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 26.0% 20.7% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 4.0% 3.2% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 4.0% 2.1% 2.2% |