Sandwich Technology School

Academy converter · Secondary school · Sandwich, Kent
CT13 0FA
Composite score
44.1

Sandwich Technology School at a glance

Located in Sandwich, Kent, Sandwich Technology School is a secondary school, classified by the DfE as an academy converter. The school educates roughly 1,235 pupils aged 11 to 19. Ofsted judged the school to be 'Inadequate' at its most recent inspection. The school's average Attainment 8 score in the latest GCSE results was 35.3 — well below the national average (national average: 46). Its Attainment 8 score has risen by 0.9 points year on year. On our composite score, which combines the DfE attainment measures above, this places it in the lower half of secondary schools nationally.

22% of pupils achieved a grade 5 or above in both English and maths, well below the national average of about 45%. 44% achieved a standard pass (grade 4+) in English and maths. The school serves a community with above-average levels of disadvantage: about 39% of pupils have been eligible for free school meals in the last six years, compared with roughly 24% nationally — useful context when reading the results above. If you are considering Sandwich Technology School, it may be worth asking how leaders have responded to Ofsted's findings and what has changed since the inspection. This overview is generated automatically from the latest published DfE performance tables and Ofsted data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official links further down the page.

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#2,977
National rank
#442
In South East
#84
In Kent
Top 94%
Nationally

Performance (KS4 GCSE)

Attainment 8 score
35.3
National avg ≈ 46
Progress 8 score
% achieving 9–5 in English & Maths
22%
% achieving 9–4 in English & Maths
44%
% EBacc grade 5+
6%
EBacc average points score
3.02

Ofsted judgements

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Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding effective?
No
Sixth form provision
Good

School profile

Pupils on roll 1,235 % FSM ever-6 38.6% % EAL 5.0% Age range 11–19 Gender Mixed

Location

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