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Sandling Primary School

Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone, ME14 2JG

Local ranking207th of 445 primary schools in Kent
Ofsted: Good

Primary

Phase

420

Capacity

4-11

Age range

Mixed

Gender

Ofsted Inspection

Inspected 7 May 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full

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Safeguarding standards Met
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
Early years
Good

Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate

Year:

KS2 Results (Year 6 SATs)

2024-25
Reading, Writing & Maths (Expected)
67.0% nat62.0%
Reading, Writing & Maths (Higher)
10.0% nat8.0%
Reading (Expected)
82.0%
Writing (Expected)
87.0%
Maths (Expected)
68.0%
Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling (Expected)
73.0%
Reading avg scaled score
106.0 nat106.0
Maths avg scaled score
103.0 nat105.0
GPS avg scaled score
104.0
Cohort Size
60

Pupil Demographics

2024-25
Total Pupils
416
Boys
219 (52%)
Girls
202 (48%)
Capacity
420 (100% full)
SEND
13.7%
FSM Eligible
6.7%
EAL
11.5%
SEN with EHC Plan
1.4%
SEN Support
12.3%
Pupil:Teacher Ratio
24.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
16.7
Budget per Pupil
£5,500/yr

Attendance & Absence

2024-25
Overall Absence Rate
4.3% nat6.2%
Persistent Absence
8.8% nat15.8%

Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.

School Information

Type
Community school
Phase
Primary
Religious Character
Does not apply
Nursery
No Nursery Classes
Sixth Form
Does not have a sixth form
Boarders
No boarders
Admissions
Not applicable

Pupil Ethnicity

2024-25
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  • White British: 79.8%
  • White Other: 6.8%
  • Black African: 3.4%
  • Asian Other: 2.2%
  • Asian Chinese: 1.5%
  • Asian Indian: 1.2%
  • Asian Pakistani: 1.2%
  • Mixed White & Asian: 1.0%

79.8%

White British

6.8%

White Other

3.4%

Black African

Historical Trends

KS2 Performance

Pupil Demographics

Attendance & Absence

Ethnicity Over Time

Contact & Location

Administrative

URN
118511
UKPRN
10073317
Establishment No.
2552

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