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

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
11.4%
Special education needs (SEN)
31.4%
Pupil ethnicities
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%
Capacity %, Persistent absence: Year 2022-2023 Other Pupils data: Year 2023-2024

Exam Results

Primary Results

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

ReadingAbove average2.5
WritingAverage1.2
MathsAverage0.9
Year 2022-2023

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
School: Year 2022-2023
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
This school is Oversubscribed because there were more 1st preference applications than available places.

Applications

1st preference
68
2nd preference
10
3rd preference
8
From another Local Authority
1
Breakdown of applications made to this school within the deadline (in-year applications are excluded)

Offers

1st preference
59
2nd preference
1
3rd preference
0
To another Local Authority
0
Breakdown of offers made on National Offer Day (in-year applications are excluded)
Year 2024-2025

Class sizes

Class typeClass size
Average size of one-teacher classes24.1
Average size of key stage 1 classes taught by one teacher30
Average size of key stage 2 classes taught by one teacher22.7
Year 2023-2024

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
Year 2023-2024

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