Sandwich Junior SchoolEastry Church of England Primary School

Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side in Sandwich.

Summary of the comparison

Sandwich Junior School and Eastry Church of England Primary School are primary schools in Sandwich.

  • Sandwich Junior School scores 79 out of 100 (grade B, strong) and Eastry Church of England Primary School scores 45 out of 100 (grade D, below average). Sandwich Junior School is ahead on our composite score.

  • Sandwich Junior School was judged Outstanding and Eastry Church of England Primary School 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 73.0% for Sandwich Junior School and 64.0% for Eastry Church of England Primary School.

  • The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has held broadly level at Sandwich Junior School (71.0% in 2022-23, 73.0% in 2024-25) and has risen at Eastry Church of England Primary School (44.0% in 2022-23, 64.0% in 2024-25).

Side-by-side comparison

Sandwich Junior School versus Eastry Church of England Primary School compared on inspection, results, pupils and attendance.
Measure SandwichSandwich Junior SchoolSandwichEastry Church of England Primary SchoolEngland average
Overview
Our scoreB79/100Stronger figureD45/100
Local ranking18th of 450 in Kent Stronger figure328th of 450 in Kent
InspectionOfsted: OutstandingStronger figureOfsted: Good
School typeCommunity school Voluntary controlled school
PhasePrimary Primary
Age range7-11 4-11
GenderMixed Mixed
Pupils on roll234 152
Capacity240 218
LocationSandwich, CT13 0AS Sandwich, CT13 0LR
Key Stage 2 (SATs)
Reading, writing & maths at expected standard73.0% Stronger figure64.0% 62.0%
At higher standard14.0% Stronger figure7.0% 8.0%
Reading average scaled score108.0 108.0 106.0
Maths average scaled score105.0 Stronger figure103.0 105.0
Pupils
Pupils in the census234 152
Free school meals (ever 6)26.5% 38.8%
English as an additional language12.8% 1.3%
SEN support14.5% 13.2%
SEN with an EHC plan1.3% 4.0%
Attendance
Overall absence4.8% Stronger figure6.0% 6.2%
Persistent absence13.8% Stronger figure22.1% 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.

Sandwich Junior School

Eastry Church of England Primary School

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