Sandwich Technology School
Ofsted: Needs attention
Score
F26
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Location
- Sandwich, CT13 0FA
- Distance
- 6.9km away
Goodwin Academy
Hamilton Road, Deal, CT14 9BD
Local ranking90th of 102 secondary schools in Kent
Ofsted: GoodUpdated— score data refreshed 15 October 2026
Secondary
Phase
1150
Capacity
11-18
Age range
Mixed
Gender
Latest data: 2026 GCSEs · 2025 A-levels · Ofsted inspection 21 January 2025. Figures last updated .
Ofsted Inspection
Inspected 21 January 2025 — from September 2024 Ofsted no longer gave an overall grade, but each area below was judged in full
Safeguarding standards Met
- Quality of education
- Good
- Behaviour & attitudes
- Good
- Personal development
- Good
- Leadership & management
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
Scale: Outstanding · Good · Requires improvement · Inadequate
Year:
GCSE Results
2025-26- Average Attainment 8
- 30.7 nat46.2
- Grade 5+ Eng & Maths
- 10.4% nat46.3%
- Grade 4+ Eng & Maths
- 30.5% nat64.8%
- Cohort Size
- 154
Destinations
After GCSE 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 86.0%
- Continued in education
- 79.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 4.0%
- Employment
- 3.0%
- Not sustained
- 9.0%
After A-Levels 2024-25
- Sustained education/employment
- 77.0%
- Higher education
- 3.0%
- Apprenticeships
- 3.0%
- Employment
- 57.0%
- Not sustained
- 20.0%
A-Level Results
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
D
Avg A-Level Grade
20.0
Avg Points/Entry
nat 35.0
14
A-Level Students
- Applied General Avg Points
- 19.9
- 16-18 Cohort
- 76
Pupil Demographics
2024-25- Total Pupils
- 830
- Boys
- 370 (47%)
- Girls
- 410 (53%)
- Capacity
- 1150 (68% full)
- SEND
- 19.0%
- FSM Eligible
- 47.8%
- EAL
- 1.9%
- SEN with EHC Plan
- 5.4%
- SEN Support
- 13.6%
- Pupil:Teacher Ratio
- 16.1:1
- Teachers (FTE)
- 51.6
- Budget per Pupil
- £7,155/yr
*Financial data not available for 2025-26 — showing 2024-25
Attendance & Absence
2024-25*Data not available for 2025-26 — showing latest available results
- Overall Absence Rate
- 14.0% nat6.2%
- Persistent Absence
- 43.4% nat15.8%
Persistent absence: pupils missing 10%+ of sessions.
School Information
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Phase
- Secondary
- Nursery
- Not applicable
- Sixth Form
- Has a sixth form
- Boarders
- No boarders
- Admissions
- Non-selective
Pupil Ethnicity
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- White British: 93.8%
- White Other: 2.6%
- Mixed Other: 0.9%
- Mixed White & Asian: 0.6%
- Asian Bangladeshi: 0.5%
- White Irish: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black Caribbean: 0.3%
- Mixed White & Black African: 0.3%
93.8%
White British
2.6%
White Other
0.9%
Mixed Other
Historical Trends
GCSE Performance
Pupil Demographics
Attendance & Absence
Contact & Location
Hamilton Road
Deal, South East
Administrative
- URN
- 146624
- UKPRN
- 10081522
- Establishment No.
- 4023
- Trust
- THE THINKING SCHOOLS ACADEMY TRUST
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