Sandbach School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- School rating
- Good Mar 18 2025 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
- 1499 (97% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 96.3%
- Girls
- 3.7%
- First language not English
- 6.5%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 12.3%
- Persistent absence
- 17.6%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 12.3%
White British 83.3%
Unclassified 5.3%
Other White 4.3%
Mixed 3.5%
African 0.7%
Other 0.7%
Chinese 0.6%
Indian 0.5%
Other Asian 0.5%
Pakistani 0.3%
Gypsy/Roma 0.2%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Caribbean 0.1%
Other Black 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Entering EBacc
School 17%
Local authority average 39%
England average 41%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 50%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 48.2
Local authority average 47
England average 45.9
EBacc average point score
School 4
Local authority average 4.09
England average 4.08
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Small Business Management | Technical Award | 41 |
| Music performance: Group | Technical Award | 10 |
| Arabic | GCSE | 1 |
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 42 |
| Art & Design (Graphics) | GCSE | 9 |
| Biology | GCSE | 59 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 87 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 59 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 32 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 121 |
Admissions
Sandbach School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 232
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 83
- 3rd preference
- 37
- From another Local Authority
- 13
Offers
- 1st preference
- 227
- 2nd preference
- 2
- 3rd preference
- 2
- To another Local Authority
- 5
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.2 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 225 225 0 |
| Year 8 | 238 238 0 |
| Year 9 | 236 236 0 |
| Year 10 | 263 263 0 |
| Year 11 | 232 232 0 |
| Year 12 | 181 137 44 |
| Year 13 | 123 111 12 |
| Year 14 | 1 1 0 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 88.0% 87.8% 85.5% |
Further education | 30.0% 40.4% 36.9% |
School sixth form | 51.0% 40.1% 35.2% |
Sixth form college | 6.0% 6.7% 12.9% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 0.6% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 3.0% 2.7% 2.6% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.4% 3.3% |
| Not in education or employment | 2.0% 4.2% 5.7% |
| Destination unknown | 1.0% 2.0% 3.0% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 63.0% 49.6% 60.1% |
Top third higher education institutions | 23.0% 13.7% 18.9% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 2.0% 2.9% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 5.0% 3.4% 2.4% |