Sandling Primary School

Type Primary / Community school
Age Range 4-11
Religion Does not apply
Address Ashburnham Road
Penenden Heath
Maidstone
Kent
ME14 2JG
Phone 01622763297
Reference Number 118511

General Makeup

Number of pupils 417
Boy/Girl ratio Boys: 55.88%
Girls: 44.12%
Percentage of students eligible for free school meals 5.5%
Percentage of students where English is not their first language 13.9%

Class Sizes

Average size of one teacher classes 29.8
Average size of Key Stage 1 classes taught by one teacher 28.8
Average size of Key Stage 2 classes taught by one teacher 30.5

Year Groups

Year Boys Girls Total
1 30 30 60
2 30 30 60
3 33 28 61
4 36 25 61
5 37 23 60
6 38 24 62

Ethnicities

Ethnicity Percentage
White, British 77.2%
White, Other 7.9%
Chinese 2.6%
African 2.6%
Pakistani 1.7%
Asian, Other 1.4%
Unclassified 1.2%
Mixed, Other 1.2%
White & Asian 1%
Indian 1%
White & Black (Caribbean) 0.5%
White & Black (African) 0.5%
Caribbean 0.5%

Overall Ofsted Rating Good
Last Inspection Date 2020-03-04
Date Description Report
2020-02-04 School inspection School inspection
2016-06-07 Short inspection Short inspection
2012-03-14 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2010-06-30 Interim assessment Interim assessment
2009-06-25 Curriculum and development visit Curriculum and development visit
2007-05-15 Full inspection: Full inspection:
2001-06-25 Full inspection Full inspection

How many students meet the standards

Reading, Writing & Maths School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Pupils meeting the expected standard 62% Unlock Unlock
Pupils meeting a higher standard 8% Unlock Unlock

Average Scaled Score

Results are converted into scaled scores to allow accurate comparisons of performance over time even if the difficulty of the test varies over time. Scaled scores range from 80 to 120.

Subject School Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 106 Unlock Unlock
Maths 103 Unlock Unlock

Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

Metric School Score Percentile (local) Percentile (nationwide)
Reading 0 Unlock Unlock
Writing 0.4 Unlock Unlock
Maths -2.1 Unlock Unlock

How many students meet the standards

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Average Scaled Score

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Progress Scores

A progress score is a way to measure how well a student progressed in comparison to other students of a similar starting ability. A score of zero means would mean that a student made the same progress as others that had a similar starting a ability. A positive score would mean that the student made more progress than other students of similar starting ability. The scores below are for the whole school so is the average progress score across all students.

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2024 Admissions

Number of Applications Number of Offers
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Second Preference 33 4
Third Preference 58 3
From another Local Authority 1 1

Previous Years

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Name Distance
St Paul's Infant School
Hillary Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2BS
0.52 miles
North Borough Junior School
North Borough Junior School, Peel Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 2BP
0.58 miles
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DX
1.14 miles
Brunswick House Primary School
Leafy Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0QQ
1.35 miles
Leigh Academy Bearsted
Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GA
1.4 miles
Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
Provender Way, Grove Green, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5TZ
1.49 miles
Allington Primary School
Hildenborough Crescent, London Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0PG
1.61 miles
Palace Wood Primary School
Ash Grove, Allington, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0AB
1.69 miles
Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER
1.85 miles
St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
Douglas Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8ER
1.85 miles
South Borough Primary School
Stagshaw Close, Postley Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6TL
1.94 miles
Archbishop Courtenay Primary School
Eccleston Road, Tovil, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 6QN
1.95 miles
St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
Queen's Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0LB
2.02 miles
Roseacre Junior School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4BL
2.14 miles
Park Way Primary School
Park Way, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7AH
2.14 miles
Thurnham Church of England Infant School
The Landway, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 4BL
2.17 miles
St Peter's Church of England Primary School
Mount Pleasant, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7BE
2.34 miles
West Borough Primary School
Greenway, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8TL
2.35 miles
Madginford Primary School
Egremont Road, Bearsted, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8LH
2.44 miles
Greenfields Community Primary School
Oxford Road, Shepway, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8DF
2.57 miles
Name Distance
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0SF
1.19 miles
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DS
1.21 miles
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0TJ
1.23 miles
MEPA ACADEMY
27 & 29 Earl Street, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 1PF
1.27 miles
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5DT
1.29 miles
Snowfields Academy
Popesfield Way, Weavering, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GA
1.4 miles
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME14 5GQ
1.4 miles
Maidstone Grammar School
Barton Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 7BT
1.82 miles
St Simon Stock Catholic School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 0JP
2 miles
St Augustine Academy
Oakwood Road, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AE
2.04 miles
Oakwood Park Grammar School
Oakwood Park, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8AH
2.1 miles
Bower Grove School
Fant Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME16 8NL
2.55 miles
Five Acre Wood School
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QF
2.91 miles
New Line Learning Academy
Boughton Lane, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 9QL
2.94 miles
Aylesford School
Teapot Lane, Aylesford, Kent, ME20 7JU
2.95 miles
King's Reach Education
St Hilary's House, Reculver Walk, Senacre, Maidstone, Kent, ME15 8SW
3.13 miles
Greenacre School
157 Walderslade Road, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LP
4.06 miles
Walderslade School
Bradfields Avenue, Walderslade, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LE
4.12 miles
Bradfields Academy
Churchill Avenue, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB
4.22 miles
INSPIRE Free Special School
Churchill Avenue, Silverbank, Chatham, Kent, ME5 0LB
4.22 miles
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