Sandy Secondary SchoolEdward Peake CofE VC School
Inspection, results, pupils and attendance side by side.
Summary of the comparison
Sandy Secondary School and Edward Peake CofE VC School are secondary schools.
Sandy Secondary School scores 55 out of 100 (grade C, average) and Edward Peake CofE VC School scores 37 out of 100 (grade F, weak). Sandy Secondary School is ahead on our composite score.
Sandy Secondary School was judged the expected standard and Edward Peake CofE VC School was judged the expected standard.
The share of pupils meeting the expected standard at Key Stage 2 has fallen at Edward Peake CofE VC School (48.0% in 2022-23, 4.0% in 2024-25).
Side-by-side comparison
| Measure | SandySandy Secondary School | BiggleswadeEdward Peake CofE VC School | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overview | |||
| Our score | C55/100Stronger figure | F37/100 | |
| Local ranking | 10th of 26 in Central Bedfordshire Stronger figure | 26th of 26 in Central Bedfordshire | |
| Inspection | Ofsted: Good | Ofsted: Good | |
| School type | Foundation school | Voluntary controlled school | |
| Phase | Secondary | Secondary | |
| Age range | 11-18 | 11-16 | |
| Gender | Mixed | Mixed | |
| Pupils on roll | 1,214 | 410 | |
| Capacity | 1,095 | 720 | |
| Location | Sandy, SG19 1BL | Biggleswade, SG18 0EJ | |
| GCSE results | |||
| Attainment 8 | 40.8 | Not reported | 46.0 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37.0% | Not reported | 45.4% |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 62.5% | Not reported | 64.8% |
| Entering EBacc | 70.1% | Not reported | 40.5% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.70 | Not reported | 4.09 |
| Cohort | 184 | Not reported | |
| Key Stage 2 (SATs) | |||
| Reading, writing & maths at expected standard | Not reported | 4.0% | 62.0% |
| At higher standard | Not reported | 0.0% | 8.0% |
| Reading average scaled score | Not reported | 103.0 | 106.0 |
| Maths average scaled score | Not reported | 100.0 | 105.0 |
| A-level results | |||
| A-level entries | 48 | Not reported | |
| A-level average points | 31.6 | Not reported | 35.0 |
| A-level average grade | C | Not reported | |
| Best 3 A-levels points | 34.9 | Not reported | 35.8 |
| AAB+ incl. facilitating subjects | 12.5% | Not reported | 17.5% |
| Pupils | |||
| Pupils in the census | 1,214 | 410 | |
| Free school meals (ever 6) | 20.2% | 26.3% | |
| English as an additional language | 2.3% | 8.8% | |
| SEN support | 23.1% | 24.6% | |
| SEN with an EHC plan | 7.1% | 4.6% | |
| Attendance | |||
| Overall absence | 8.0% | 7.0% Stronger figure | 6.2% |
| Persistent absence | 24.5% | 19.0% Stronger figure | 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.
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.
Sandy Secondary School
Edward Peake CofE VC School
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