Sandhurst School
General Info
- Education Phase
- Secondary, 16 plus
- Ofsted rating
- No rating
- Gender
- Mixed
- Age range
- 11 - 18 y.o.
- Type
- Academies
- Funding
- State-funded secondary
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Religious Character
- Does not apply
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Unique reference
- 148850
- Address
- Owlsmoor Road, Owlsmoor, GU47 0SD
Pupils
- Number of Pupils
- 1034 (93% of total capacity)
- Boys
- 50.1%
- Girls
- 49.9%
- First language not English
- 14.3%
- Free school meals (FSM)
- 13.8%
- Persistent absence
- 27.9%
- Special education needs (SEN)
- 14.9%
White British 73.8%
Other Asian 5.7%
Other White 5.5%
Mixed 5.1%
Indian 1.8%
African 1.7%
Unclassified 1.5%
Other 1.4%
Gypsy/Roma 1.1%
Chinese 0.6%
Pakistani 0.5%
Bangladeshi 0.5%
Other Black 0.4%
Caribbean 0.3%
Irish 0.1%
Irish Traveller 0.1%
Exam Results
GCSE Results
Progress 8 score
- This school
- -0.27
- Local authority average, state-funded schools
- -0.01
- England average, state-funded schools
- -0.03
Entering EBacc
School 20%
Local authority average 36%
England average 39%
Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs
School 40%
Local authority average 45%
England average 45%
Attainment 8 score
School 45.3
Local authority average 46.4
England average 46.3
EBacc average point score
School 3.77
Local authority average 4.06
England average 4.05
Subjects
GCSE Subjects
| Subject | Qualification | Number of entries |
|---|---|---|
| Art & Design (Fine Art) | GCSE | 46 |
| Biology | GCSE | 64 |
| Business Studies:Single | GCSE | 66 |
| Chemistry | GCSE | 64 |
| Chinese | GCSE | 1 |
| Social Science: Citizenship | GCSE | 19 |
| Computer Studies/Computing | GCSE | 29 |
| Design & Technology | GCSE | 44 |
| English Language | GCSE | 205 |
| English Literature | GCSE | 190 |
Admissions
Sandhurst School
- Admission Policy
- Non-selective
- Total available places
- 159
- Status
- Not oversubscribed
Applications
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 105
- 3rd preference
- 66
- From another Local Authority
- 59
Offers
- 1st preference
- 152
- 2nd preference
- 6
- 3rd preference
- 1
- To another Local Authority
- 14
Class sizes
| Class type | Class size |
|---|---|
| Average size of one-teacher classes | 20.5 |
Cohort sizes
| Class type | Total Boys Girls |
|---|---|
| Year 7 | 210 104 106 |
| Year 8 | 204 87 117 |
| Year 9 | 200 105 95 |
| Year 10 | 208 107 101 |
| Year 11 | 199 107 92 |
| Year 13 | 13 8 5 |
Participation in Education, Training, Employment
| Destinations after GCSEs | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Staying in education | 82.0% 86.0% 85.6% |
Further education | 35.0% 34.8% 35.4% |
School sixth form | 12.0% 38.4% 36.6% |
Sixth form college | 34.0% 11.7% 13.0% |
Other education destinations | 1.0% 1.1% 0.5% |
| Entering employment | 6.0% 6.2% 4.1% |
| Entering apprenticeships | 6.0% 3.0% 3.2% |
| Not in education or employment | 4.0% 3.5% 5.9% |
| Destination unknown | 2.0% 1.2% 1.2% |
Progression to Higher Education or Training
| Destinations after A‑levels | School LA England |
|---|---|
| Degrees | 50.0% 72.3% 65.5% |
Top third higher education institutions | 8.0% 26.3% 23.8% |
| Other study at level 4 or 5 | 0.0% 0.4% 2.5% |
| Higher apprenticeships | 0.0% 2.2% 2.2% |