Sandy Secondary School is a secondary school located in Sandy. 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 09/07/2014. The overall pupil absence from this school is 4.3%, which is 0.3 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Engayne Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1BL
Website: https://www.sandysecondaryschool.com/
Telephone: 01767680598
School Type: Foundation school
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Central Bedfordshire
Headteacher / Principal: Miss Karen Hayward
Religious character: Does not apply
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 109669

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 09/07/2014

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1009
Number of Pupils: 1007
Number of Boys: 525
Number of Girls: 482

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 4.3% 4%
Persistent absence: 8.7% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Average: 0.15 Confidence interval -0.06 to 0.36
Of the 143 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 142 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:83%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:93%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:39%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:47
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.23
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Maple Tree Primary School
Hawk Drive , SG19 2WA
3out of 4 453 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Robert Peel Primary School
Dapifer Drive , SG19 1QJ
3out of 4 644 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
Laburnum Primary School
Laburnum Road , SG19 1HQ
3out of 4 1,064 yd Foundation school Yes Mixed More About School
St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
Ivel Road , SG19 1AX
3out of 4 1,486 yd Voluntary controlled school Yes Mixed More About School
John Donne Church of England Primary School
High Street , Blunham MK44 3NL
3out of 4 2,238 yd Voluntary aided school Yes Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Sandy Secondary School
Engayne Avenue , SG19 1BL
3out of 4 0 yd Foundation school No Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.