Sandwich Technology School, based in Sandwich, provides secondary education, serving pupils aged 11 to 19. The school is a academy converter and operates as a mixed school. It follows a non-selective admissions policy. It has a none religious character. The school also offers a sixth form, allowing students to continue into post-16 education on site.
Sandwich Technology School currently has around 1235 pupils on roll, which is about 90% of its capacity. The gender split is relatively balanced, with approximately 52.1% boys and 47.9% girls. Around 36.6% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, which gives an indication of the socio-economic mix. Pupil backgrounds are varied across different backgrounds and needs.
Overall absence at the school is 14.4%. Persistent absence is recorded at 44.3%.
The majority of pupils are from a white british background (88.6%).
At its latest Ofsted inspection, the school was rated Inadequate. This indicates significant weaknesses.
Around 94% of pupils move on to sustained destinations after Year 11. Most continue into education (88%) , including 35% who stay in school sixth forms and 51% progressing to further education , while 2% enter apprenticeships .
| Address: | Deal Road, Sandwich, CT13 0FA |
| Website: | http://www.sandwich-tech.kent.sch.uk |
| Telephone: | 01304610000 |
| School Type: | Academy converter |
| Education phase: | Secondary |
| Local authority: | Kent |
| Headteacher / Principal: | Mr Simon Sharples |
| Religious character: | None |
| Admissions policy: | Non-selective |
| Unique reference: | 136317 |
Ofsted inspection date: 15/05/2024
Safeguarding is not effective
| Age Range: | 11 - 19 |
| Gender: | Mixed |
| School Capacity: | 1368 |
| Number of Pupils: | 1235 |
| Number of Boys: | 644 |
| Number of Girls: | 591 |
| School | England state-funded schools: | |
|---|---|---|
| Overall absence: | 14.4% | 4% |
| Persistent absence: | 44.3% | 8.2% |
| White British | 88.60% | 1094 |
| Other White | 3.30% | 41 |
| Other Mixed | 2.30% | 28 |
| Unclassified | 1.90% | 23 |
| Indian | 1.20% | 15 |
| African | 0.60% | 8 |
| Other (any other ethnic group) | 0.60% | 8 |
| White and Asian | 0.30% | 4 |
| White and Black African | 0.20% | 3 |
| Gypsy/Roma | 0.20% | 2 |
| White and Black Caribbean | 0.20% | 2 |
| Irish | 0.20% | 2 |
| Other Asian | 0.20% | 2 |
| Chinese | 0.20% | 2 |
| Other Black | 0.10% | 1 |
| Irish Traveller (Traveller of Irish heritage) | 0.00% | 0 |
| Pakistani | 0.00% | 0 |
| Bangladeshi | 0.00% | 0 |
| Caribbean | 0.00% | 0 |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich Junior School St Bart's Road , CT13 0AS | 4out of 4 | 424 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Worth Primary School The Street , CT14 0DF | 3out of 4 | 1,419 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Worth Primary School The Street , CT14 0DF | - not rated | 1,419 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Sandwich Infant School School Road , CT13 9HT | 3out of 4 | 1,470 yd | Academy converter | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Sandwich Infant School School Road , CT13 9HT | - not rated | 1,470 yd | Community school | No | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sandwich Technology School Deal Road , CT13 0FA | 1out of 4 | 0 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Sandwich Technology School Deal Road , CT13 0FA | - not rated | 0 yd | Foundation school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Sir Roger Manwood's School Manwood Road , CT13 9JX | - not rated | 1,087 yd | Foundation school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Sir Roger Manwood's School Manwood Road , CT13 9JX | 3out of 4 | 1,087 yd | Academy converter | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
| Ofsted Overall Effectiveness | Distance | Establishment Type | Has Nursery Classes | Gender | More Info | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Davenport School The Lodge , Foxborough Hill CT13 0NY | - not rated | 2,426 yd | Other independent special school | Not Applicable | Mixed | More About School |
School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.