Sandhurst Primary SchoolNorthiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.

Summary of the comparison

Sandhurst Primary School and Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery are primary schools.

  • Sandhurst Primary School scores 53 out of 100 (grade D, below average) and Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery scores 67 out of 100 (grade C, average). Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sandhurst Primary School was judged Good and Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery was judged Good.

  • On the share of pupils meeting the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at Key Stage 2, the latest published figures are 68.0% for Sandhurst Primary School and 79.0% for Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has risen at Sandhurst Primary School (52.0% in 2022-23, 68.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery (53.0% in 2022-23, 79.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sandhurst Primary School versus Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure CranbrookSandhurst Primary SchoolRyeNorthiam Church of England Primary School and NurseryEngland average
Overview
Our scoreD53/100C67/100Stronger figure
Local ranking245th of 450 in Kent 14th of 136 in East Sussex
InspectionOfsted: GoodOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Academy converter
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range5-11 2-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll169 150
Capacity191 108
LocationCranbrook, TN18 5JE Rye, TN31 6NB
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard68.0% 79.0% Stronger figure62.0%
At higher standard11.0% Stronger figure0.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score105.0 106.0 Stronger figure106.0
Maths average scaled score103.0 106.0 Stronger figure105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census169 150
Free school meals (ever 6)21.9% 20.7%
English as an additional language4.7% 0.7%
SEN support11.2% 17.3%
SEN with an EHC plan1.8% 0.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.4% 4.3% Stronger figure6.2%
Persistent absence8.7% Stronger figure10.3% 15.8%

marks the stronger figure on measures with a clear direction. Rows describing a school's intake, such as free school meals, English as an additional language and SEN, carry no marker: they describe who a school serves, not how well it serves them.

Historical trends

Each solid line is one school; the dashed line is the national average.

KS2: expected standard in reading, writing and maths

Overall absence

Free school meal eligibility (ever 6)

Pupils on roll

Ethnicity over time

One panel per school: the largest groups across this comparison, one colour per group, on a shared scale.

Sandhurst Primary School

Northiam Church of England Primary School and Nursery

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