Academy converter · Kent

Sandown School

4–11Ages
348Pupils
PrimaryPhase
147056URN

Golf Road, Deal, CT14 6PY · School website

Applications per placeCircle size: applicationsThis school

Latest Ofsted

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

What Ofsted found

Applications per place · Sept 2026

1.6per place

0.8 below Kent median (2.4)

Fewer applicationsMore

This schoolOther primary schools in Kent

71 applications for 44 places · 356th of 385 in Kent

Every year since 2020

SATs · reading, writing and maths · 2024/25

50%met the expected standard

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading, writing and maths

What did Ofsted find?

Ofsted data to 30 September 2026

Graded GoodMar 2013

School remains GoodUngraded inspection · Sep 2023

Inspection history

20 September 2023
Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
13 March 2013
Graded inspection: Good · as Sandown School, URN 118573

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About these grades

Ofsted's report cards (from November 2025) grade each area on five steps and give no overall grade. Earlier grades come from a different framework; Ofsted says the two cannot be compared, so they are never converted here. Ofsted: "We normally inspect schools every 4 years or at any time if we have concerns." Methodology.

How hard is it to get a place?

DfE · Sept 2026 entry

1.6applications per place, Reception

0.8 below Kent median (2.4) 0.6 below England median (2.2)

71 applications · 44 places offered · 41 named it first

HistoryEarlier years not shown: formed from, or split from, other schools.

2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
2025 1.6; Kent median median 2.3
2024 1.9; Kent median median 2.4
2023 1.4; Kent median median 2.3
2022 1.2; Kent median median 2.1
2021 1.4; Kent median median 2.2
2020 1.3; Kent median median 2.2

More applications per place than the Kent median in 0 of 7 years.

This school
Kent median

Reception applications for September 2027 close 15 January 2027, through your council

How this is measured

Applications per place: every application naming the school at any preference, divided by places offered on National Offer Day. It is not your chance of a place. Methodology.

Entry	Places	Applications	Per place	First preferences	First-pref. ratio
Sep 2026	44	71	1.6	41	0.93
Sep 2025	43	69	1.6	40	0.93
Sep 2024	39	72	1.9	36	0.92
Sep 2023	46	65	1.4	42	0.91
Sep 2022	46	56	1.2	41	0.89
Sep 2021	41	58	1.4	39	0.95
Sep 2020	49	62	1.3	41	0.84

How did pupils do in SATs?

DfE KS2 · 2024/25

Reading 74% · Writing 69% · Maths 63% → all three 50% met the expected standard, End of Year 6

Reading, writing and maths: expected standard50%342nd of 421 in Kent

Kent 65% England 64%

Reading

Expected standard74%

Kent 78% England 78%

Higher standard39%

Kent 35% England 33%

Average scaled score 105 (100 = expected standard)

Writing

Expected standard69%

Kent 77% England 75%

Greater depth2%

Kent 15% England 12%

Maths

Expected standard63%

Kent 75% England 77%

Higher standard17%

Kent 24% England 24%

Average scaled score 101 (100 = expected standard)

This school
Kent median
England median

Every year as a table

Year	Expected standard	Higher standard	Reading score	Maths score
2024/25	50%	2%	105	101
2023/24	64%	5%	107	103
2022/23	76%	2%	108	104

Subject results are published for the latest year only. Scaled scores run from 80 to 120.

Schools nearby

The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority

Sandown SchoolThis school
This school

Remains Good2023

1.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
Warden House Primary School
1.6 km · Kent

Graded · no overall grade2025

2.4applications per place 42%met the SATs standard
Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School
1.8 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

2.8applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Sholden Church of England Primary School
2.0 km · Kent

Good2023

3.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
Hornbeam Primary School
2.1 km · Kent

Remains Good2023

3.4applications per place 58%met the SATs standard
The Downs Church of England Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Good2023

2.1applications per place 48%met the SATs standard
St Mary's Catholic Primary School
2.5 km · Kent

Good2022

2.0applications per place 69%met the SATs standard
Worth Primary School
4.7 km · Kent

Good2024

2.9applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School
4.8 km · Kent

Outstanding2023

2.4applications per place 82%met the SATs standard

School details

Type: Academy converter
Phase: Primary
URN · DfE number: 147056 · 886/2659
Trust: Deal Education Alliance for Learning Trust
Capacity: 420 pupils · 348 on roll
Free school meals: 31.0% of pupils (England median 23%)
Opened: 1 April 2019
Address: Golf Road, Deal, CT14 6PY
Local authority: Kent · Dover

Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources