Sandling Primary School

Details

Age Range	4-11 years
Gender	Mixed
Type	Maintained school, Community school
Religious Character	Does not apply
Local Authority	Kent
Address	Ashburnham Road, ME14 2JG
School Website	www.sandling.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone	1622763297
URN	118511

School Census

Total	421
Girls/Boys	195/226
Girls/Boys Ratio	46.3%/53.7%
% pupils where English not first language	9.3%
No. pupils eligible for free school meals	20
Percentage of eligible pupils with SEN support	11.4%

Ofsted Ratings

Ofsted Inspections

The latest Ofsted inspection was on 14/03/2012 and the overall effectiveness rating was Good.

Start Date	Ofsted Rating
14/03/2012	Good
15/05/2007	Good

Inspection Date	14/03/2012
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Inspection Date	15/05/2007
Quality of Education	No Judgement
Behaviour and Attitudes	No Judgement
Personal Development	No Judgement
Effectiveness of Leadership and Management	Good

Ofsted Inspection Timeline

Inspection Date	Inspection Type	Inspection Report
07 May 2025	School inspection	View
04 February 2020	School inspection	View
07 June 2016	Short inspection	View
14 March 2012	Full inspection: Good	View
30 June 2010	Interim assessment	View
25 June 2009	Curriculum and development visit	View
15 May 2007	Full inspection: Good	View
25 June 2001	Full inspection	View

Primary Results

Type	Score
Primary Results 2024
Pupils meeting the expected standard	77%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8%
Reading	108
Maths	107
Reading Progress	-
Writing Progress	-
Maths Progress	-

Type	Score
Primary Results 2023
Pupils meeting the expected standard	62
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	8
Reading	106
Maths	103
Reading Progress	0.0
Writing Progress	0.4
Maths Progress	-2.1

Type	Score
Primary Results 2019
Pupils meeting the expected standard	75%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	15%
Reading	105
Maths	107
Reading Progress	-1.2
Writing Progress	0.2
Maths Progress	0.0

Type	Score
Primary Results 2018
Pupils meeting the expected standard	68%
Pupils achieving at a higher standard	15%
Reading	107
Maths	104
Reading Progress	1.0
Writing Progress	0.8
Maths Progress	-1.1

Primary Admissions

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	141
As First Preference	50
As second preference	33
As third preference	58

Total Offers Made	57
first preference offers	50
second preference offers	4
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	117
As First Preference	38
As second preference	44
As third preference	35

Total Offers Made	47
first preference offers	38
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	115
As First Preference	50
As second preference	34
As third preference	30

Total Offers Made	56
first preference offers	50
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.04%
Total Applications	108
As First Preference	56
As second preference	28
As third preference	24

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	54
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.16%
Total Applications	138
As First Preference	50
As second preference	46
As third preference	42

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	43
second preference offers	12
third preference offers	5

First preference v Offers	1.00%
Total Applications	123
As First Preference	38
As second preference	50
As third preference	35

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	38
second preference offers	19
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.15%
Total Applications	147
As First Preference	62
As second preference	37
As third preference	48

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	54
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.17%
Total Applications	158
As First Preference	61
As second preference	41
As third preference	56

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	52
second preference offers	5
third preference offers	3

First preference v Offers	1.23%
Total Applications	180
As First Preference	69
As second preference	63
As third preference	48

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	56
second preference offers	3
third preference offers	1

First preference v Offers	1.37%
Total Applications	164
As First Preference	70
As second preference	53
As third preference	41

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	51
second preference offers	7
third preference offers	2

First preference v Offers	1.13%
Total Applications	156
As First Preference	60
As second preference	56
As third preference	40

Total Offers Made	60
first preference offers	53
second preference offers	6
third preference offers	1

Ethnicity

time period	2023-24
white british ethnic origin	77.2%
any other white background ethnic origin	7.9%
african ethnic origin	2.6%
chinese ethnic origin	2.6%
pakistani ethnic origin	1.7%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.2%
white and asian ethnic origin	1%
indian ethnic origin	1%

time period	2022-23
white british ethnic origin	81.5%
any other white background ethnic origin	7.4%
white and asian ethnic origin	1.4%
any other mixed background ethnic origin	1.4%
african ethnic origin	1.4%
chinese ethnic origin	1.4%
pakistani ethnic origin	1.2%
any other asian background ethnic origin	1.2%
white and black caribbean ethnic origin	1%
indian ethnic origin	0.7%

Nearby Schools

St Paul's Infant School

(0.50 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 4-7, Gender: Mixed

Address: Hillary Road, , ME14 2BS

North Borough Junior School

(0.55 mi)

Ofsted Rating: Good

Age: 7-11, Gender: Mixed

Address: North Borough Junior School, Peel Street, , ME14 2BP