The Sandon School is a secondary school located in Chelmsford. 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 18/12/2013. The overall pupil absence from this school is 5.7%, which is 1.7 percentage points lower than the UK average.

School Information

Address: Molrams Lane, Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
Website: http://www.sandon.essex.sch.uk/
Telephone: 01245473611
School Type: Academy converter
Education phase: Secondary
Local authority: Essex
Headteacher / Principal: Andrew Weaver
Religious character: None
Admissions policy: Non-selective
Unique reference: 137240

Ofsted Inspection

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

Ofsted inspection date: 18/12/2013

Pupils

Information

Age Range: 11 - 18
Gender: Mixed
School Capacity: 1253
Number of Pupils: 1272
Number of Boys: 650
Number of Girls: 622

Absence

SchoolEngland state-funded schools:
Overall absence: 5.7% 4%
Persistent absence: 12.1% 8.2%

Education - Secondary

Progress 8 score

Below Average: -0.22 Confidence interval -0.4 to -0.05
Of the 213 pupils at the end of key stage 4 in this school, 208 are included in this measure.

Entering EBacc

School:46%
England Average:40%

Staying in education or entering employment

School:96%
England Average:94%

Grade 5 or above in English & maths GCSEs

School:46%
England Average:43%

Attainment 8 score

School:45.9
England Average:46.7

EBacc average point score

School:4.06
England Average:4.07

Nearby Schools

Nursery

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Woodcroft Nursery School
Dorset Avenue , Great Baddow CM2 9UB
3out of 4 1,948 yd Local authority nursery school Yes Mixed More About School

Primary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Baddow Hall Infant School
New Road , Great Baddow CM2 7QZ
3out of 4 666 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Baddow Hall Junior School
New Road , Great Baddow CM2 7QZ
2out of 4 666 yd Community school No Mixed More About School
Larkrise Primary School
Dorset Avenue , Great Baddow CM2 9UB
3out of 4 1,924 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Meadgate Primary School
Mascalls Way , Great Baddow CM2 7NS
3out of 4 2,002 yd Academy sponsor led No Mixed More About School
Chancellor Park Primary School, Chelmsford
Brook End Road South , CM2 6PT
4out of 4 2,666 yd Community school No Mixed More About School

Secondary

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
The Sandon School
Molrams Lane , Sandon CM2 7AQ
3out of 4 0 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School
Great Baddow High School
Duffield Road , Beehive Lane CM2 9RZ
3out of 4 2,301 yd Academy converter Not Applicable Mixed More About School

Not applicable

Ofsted Overall Effectiveness Distance Establishment Type Has Nursery Classes Gender More Info
Clarity Independent School
Bridge Farm Barn , Woodhill Road CM2 7SG
- not rated 1,334 yd Other independent special school Not Applicable Mixed More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.