Sandling Primary School is a primary school located in Maidstone. 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 15/03/2012. According to tests results, the school's progress in reading, progress in writing and progress in maths are average. The overall pupil absence from this school is 3.1%, which is 0.9 percentage points higher than the UK average.

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Ashburnham Road, Maidstone

School Information

Address: Ashburnham Road, Maidstone, ME14 2JG
Website: http://www.sandling.kent.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01622763297
School Type: Community school
Education phase: Primary
Local authority: Kent
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Claire Coombes
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Not applicable
Unique reference: 118511

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 15/03/2012

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 4 - 11
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 420
Number of Pupils: 418
Number of Boys: 221
Number of Girls: 197

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 3.1% 4%
Persistent absence: 3.5% 8.2%

Education - Primary

Progress score in reading, writing and maths

Reading
Average: -1.2 Confidence interval -2.8 to 0.3
Writing
Average: 0.2 Confidence interval -1.2 to 1.7
Maths
Average: 0 Confidence interval -1.3 to 1.4

Pupils meeting expected standard in reading, writing and maths

School:75%
England Average:65%

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

School:15%
England Average:11%

Average score in reading

School:105
England Average:104

Average score in maths

School:107
England Average:105

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandling Primary School
Ashburnham Road , Penenden Heath ME14 2JG 		3out of 4 0 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
St Paul's Infant School
Hillary Road , ME14 2BS 		3out of 4 909 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
North Borough Junior School
Peel Street , ME14 2BP 		3out of 4 1,013 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
Vinters Road , ME14 5DX 		3out of 4 1,995 yd Academy converter No Mixed More About School
Brunswick House Primary School
Leafy Lane , ME16 0QQ 		3out of 4 2,377 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maidstone Grammar School for Girls
Buckland Road , ME16 0SF 		4out of 4 2,090 yd Foundation school No Girls More About School
Invicta Grammar School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DS 		4out of 4 2,119 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Girls More About School
The Maplesden Noakes School
Buckland Road , ME16 0TJ 		3out of 4 2,157 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Valley Park School
Huntsman Lane , ME14 5DT 		4out of 4 2,265 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
School of Science and Technology Maidstone
New Cut Road , ME14 5GQ 		- not rated 2,467 yd Free schools No Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
MEPA Academy Limited
29 Earl Street , ME14 1PF 		- not rated 2,235 yd Other independent school No Mixed More About School
Snowfields Academy
Popesfield Way , ME14 5GA 		- not rated 2,454 yd Free schools special No Mixed More About School
Maidstone and Malling Alternative Provision
8 Bower Mount Road , ME16 8AU 		2out of 4 2,917 yd Pupil referral unit Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

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