Sandling Primary School, Maidstone

Disadvantaged pupils (%)

Ethnic minority pupils (%)

Percentages of all pupils on roll in 2022. Local figures represent the aggregate pupil populations of the ten closest nearby schools.

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Sandling Primary School

Ashburnham Road, Penenden Heath, Maidstone ME14 2JG

https://www.sandling.kent.sch.uk/

Sandling Primary School is a primary school maintained by the local authority (Kent). It has about 420 boys and girls aged between 4 and 11. In February 2020 the school was rated ‘Good’ by Ofsted.

Particular strengths include Finances, Attendance, Environment and Attainment. Relative weaknesses include Disadvantaged pupils, Representation, Admissions and Progress.

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Distance (miles)	Score	Name
0.5		St Paul's Infant School
0.6		North Borough Junior School
1.1		Valley Invicta Primary School At East Borough
1.4		Brunswick House Primary School
1.4		Bearsted Primary Academy
1.6		Maidstone, St John's Church of England Primary School
1.6		Allington Primary School
1.7		Palace Wood Primary School
1.9		Maidstone, St Michael's Church of England Junior School
1.9		St Michael's Church of England Infant School Maidstone
1.9		St Francis' Catholic Primary School, Maidstone
2.0		Archbishop Courtenay Primary School

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Finances: Excellent. The school budget has been in surplus

Attendance: Excellent. Pupil absence rates and the incidence of persistent absence are both very low.

Environment: Above average. Air pollution, traffic accidents and crime are all roughly average.

Attainment: Above average. Maths attainment is about average, reading is above average and GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) is above average. (This doesn't take into account pupils' prior performance. For that, see Progress.)

Progress: Below average. Progress in maths is below average, in reading it is below average and in writing it is about average. (This takes into account pupils' prior performance. For actual grades, see Attainment.)

Admissions: Below average. The occupancy rate is quite high.

Representation: Out of balance. The socio-economic mix is slightly out of balance with the local community, while ethnic representation is out of balance with the local community.

Disadvantaged pupils: Poor. Progress in maths, reading and writing are all poor.

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