Sandringham School

URN 136609·Secondary·Academy converter·Ambition Education Trust·Compare
Finance: 2024/25Ofsted: Feb 2024Performance: 2025/26Workforce: 2025/26Attendance: 2025/26

Per-pupil income

£7,477.65

2023/24

Staff costs % of income

72.8%

DfE considers above 78% a concern

Reserves

0.0%

of income

In-year balance

+14.0%

of income

Key indicators

No active flags for this school.

Latest Ofsted inspection

Outstanding

7 February 2024 · S5 Inspection

Quality of education

Outstanding

Behaviour & attitudes

Outstanding

Personal development

Outstanding

Leadership & management

Outstanding
SafeguardingEffective

Performance snapshot

Progress 8Measures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average.
Attainment 8Average score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46.65.1
Basics 9–4 (Eng & Maths)Percentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs.88.6%
Basics 9–5 (Eng & Maths)83.5%
EBacc entryPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.48.3%

2024/25 · KS4

School demographics

Pupils on roll

1,817

Capacity

1,278 (142%)

Free school meals

7.6%

English additional lang.

13.4%

Ethnicity

White British 60.3%Asian 8.5%Black 1.8%Mixed 11.0%Chinese 6.6%Other 1.1%

Age range: 1118

Workforce

FTE teachersFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.

114.8

Pupil:teacher ratioNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.

15.8

Mean salary

£53,107

Turnover

Vacancy rate

0.9%

Sickness (days)

Attendance

Overall absence

5.1%

National avg: 6.2%

Persistent absencePupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.

11.0%

10%+ sessions missed

Authorised absence

4.2%

Unauthorised absence

0.9%

2024/25 · 1,206 pupils