Sandon Primary Academy
General Info
- Education Phase
- Primary
- Ofsted rating
- Outstanding Jun 13 2024 Ofsted report
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 2 - 11 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded primary
- Admissions policy
- Not applicable
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Does not have a sixth form
- Local authority
- Stoke-on-Trent
- Unique reference
- 140872
- Address
- Normacot Grange Road, Meir, ST3 7AW
- Website
- www.sandonprimaryacademy.com
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 510 (88% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.4%
- Girls
- 49.6%
- First language not English
- 5.7%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 57.1%
- Persistent absence
- 11.8%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 31.4%
White British 82.7%
Pakistani 5.3%
Mixed 4.8%
Other White 2.2%
African 1.2%
Other 1.2%
Indian 0.6%
Other Asian 0.6%
Gypsy/Roma 0.4%
Bangladeshi 0.4%
Chinese 0.4%
Irish Traveller 0.2%
Caribbean 0.2%
Exam Results
Primary Results
Progress score in reading, writing and maths
ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.9
Pupils meeting EXPECTED standard in reading, writing and maths
School 71%
Local authority average 57%
England average 61%
Pupils achieving at a HIGHER standard in reading, writing and maths
School 5%
Local authority average 6%
England average 8%
Average score in reading
School 106
Local authority average 104
England average 105
Average score in maths
School 104
Local authority average 103
England average 104
Local authority average: Year 2023-2024
National average: Year 2023-2024
Admissions
Sandon Primary Academy
- Admission Policy
- n/a
- Total available places
- 60
- Status
- Oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 68
- 2nd preference
- 10
- 3rd preference
- 8
- From another Local Authority
- 1
Offers
- 1st preference
- 59
- 2nd preference
- 1
- 3rd preference
- 0
- To another Local Authority
- 0
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 24.1 |
| Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher | 30 |
| Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher | 22.7 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Nursery Year 1, Part-time | 8 6 2 |
| Nursery Year 1, Full-time | 50 29 21 |
| Reception, Full-time | 60 34 26 |
| Year 1 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 2 | 60 27 33 |
| Year 3 | 77 43 34 |
| Year 4 | 60 29 31 |
| Year 5 | 72 33 39 |
| Year 6 | 63 29 34 |