Sandgate School is a school located in Kendal. According to Ofsted inspection, the school's overall effectiveness, quality of education, outcomes for pupils and management effectiveness are good. The school inspection was carried out on 12/10/2012. The overall pupil absence from this school is 6.5%, which is 2.5 percentage points lower than the UK average.

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Sandylands Road, Kendal

School Information

Address: Sandylands Road, Kendal, LA9 6JG
Website: http://www.sandgateschool.org.uk/
Telephone: 01539792100
School Type: Community special school
Education phase: Not applicable
Local authority: Cumbria
Headteacher / Principal: Mr Daniel Hinton
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 112465

Ofsted Inspection

  • Overall Effectiveness
  • Quality Of Education
  • Outcomes For Pupils
  • Management Effectiveness

Ofsted inspection date: 12/10/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 3 - 19
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 120
Number of Pupils: 106
Number of Boys: 69
Number of Girls: 37

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 6.5% 4%
Persistent absence: 17.2% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:65%

Pupils achieving at a higher standard in reading, writing and maths

School:0%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:
England Average:105

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Well Below Average: -1.63 Confidence interval -2.66 to -0.6
Of the 6 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 6 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:0%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:100%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:0%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:0.7
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:0.03
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal Nursery School
Brantfield , Queens Road LA9 4PH 		4out of 4 1,416 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Castle Park School
Sedbergh Drive , LA9 6BE 		3out of 4 731 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School
Stramongate Primary School
Blackhall Road , LA9 4BT 		3out of 4 780 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
St Thomas's CofE Primary School
Kendal Green , LA9 5PP 		3out of 4 1,512 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School
Heron Hill Primary School
Hayfell Avenue , LA9 7JH 		3out of 4 1,711 yd Community school Yes Mixed More About School
Ghyllside Primary School
Gillinggate , LA9 4JB 		3out of 4 1,795 yd Academy converter Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Queen Katherine School
Appleby Road , LA9 6PJ 		2out of 4 957 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Kirkbie Kendal School
Lound Road , LA9 7EQ 		3out of 4 1,801 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

16 plus

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Kendal College
Milnthorpe Road , LA9 5AY 		- not rated 1,903 yd Further education Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
South Lakes Academy
Riverside Centre , Yard 39 LA9 4ED 		- not rated 1,116 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Cambian Whinfell School
110 Windermere Road , LA9 5EZ 		- not rated 1,793 yd Other independent special school No Boys More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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