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Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandford, Wareham BH20 7BN
Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School is a Church of England primary school maintained by the local authority (Dorset). It has about 360 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In November 2022 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.
Particular strengths include Finances, Environment, Admissions and Representation. Relative weaknesses include Progress, Attendance, Attainment and Disadvantaged pupils.
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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been roughly in balance
Environment: Excellent. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all quite low.
Admissions: Above average. The occupancy rate is quite low.
Representation: In balance. The socio-economic mix is in balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is slightly out of balance with the local community. Show details
Disadvantaged pupils: Below average. Progress in maths is about average. Progress in reading is about average. Progress in writing is poor.
Attainment: Below average. Maths attainment is below average, reading is below average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is poor. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)
Attendance: Poor. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very high.
Progress: Poor. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is poor and in writing it is poor. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)
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