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What did Ofsted find?
Ofsted data to 30 September 2026Inspection history
- 30 January 2024Ungraded inspection: School remains Good
- 24 April 2013Graded inspection: Good · as Sandwich Infant School, URN 118547
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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 entry80 applications · 50 places offered · 44 named it first
- 2026 1.6; Kent median median 2.4
- 2025 1.9; Kent median median 2.3
- 2024 2.0; Kent median median 2.4
- 2023 1.7; Kent median median 2.3
- 2022 1.4; Kent median median 2.1
- 2021 1.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2020 1.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2019 1.6; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2018 1.5; Kent median median 2.1; as the previous school
- 2017 1.5; Kent median median 2.2; as the previous school
- 2016 2.2; Kent median median 2.5; as the previous school
- 2015 1.7; Kent median median 2.4; as the previous school
- 2014 1.8; Kent median median 2.3; as the previous school
- This school
- Kent median
Dashed bars: as Sandwich Infant School (URN 118547), the previous school.
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 | 50 | 80 | 1.6 | 44 | 0.88 |
| Sep 2025 | 30 | 56 | 1.9 | 27 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2024 | 30 | 61 | 2.0 | 28 | 0.93 |
| Sep 2023 | 33 | 55 | 1.7 | 31 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2022 | 39 | 56 | 1.4 | 35 | 0.90 |
| Sep 2021 * | 47 | 71 | 1.5 | 43 | 0.91 |
| Sep 2020 * | 42 | 63 | 1.5 | 41 | 0.98 |
| Sep 2019 * | 35 | 57 | 1.6 | 33 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2018 * | 43 | 63 | 1.5 | 43 | 1.00 |
| Sep 2017 * | 52 | 80 | 1.5 | 49 | 0.94 |
| Sep 2016 * | 33 | 74 | 2.2 | 32 | 0.97 |
| Sep 2015 * | 43 | 73 | 1.7 | 41 | 0.95 |
| Sep 2014 * | 33 | 60 | 1.8 | 32 | 0.97 |
Schools nearby
The 8 nearest primary schools in a straight line, in any local authority
- Sandwich Infant SchoolThis schoolThis schoolRemains Good20241.6applications per place
- 1.0 km · KentRemains Outstanding202273%met the SATs standard
- 2.4 km · KentGood20242.9applications per place 14%met the SATs standard
- 4.1 km · KentGood20233.2applications per place 64%met the SATs standard
- Improved significantly20251.6applications per place 54%met the SATs standard
- 6.4 km · KentRemains Good2023
- 6.5 km · KentRemains Good20232.7applications per place 80%met the SATs standard
- 6.7 km · KentGood20233.3applications per place 73%met the SATs standard
- 6.9 km · KentRemains Good20231.6applications per place 50%met the SATs standard
School details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- URN · DfE number
- 148502 · 886/2626
- Capacity
- 168 pupils · 99 on roll
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils (England median 23%)
- Opened
- 1 April 2021
- Replaced
- Sandwich Infant School (URN 118547)
- Address
- School Road, Sandwich, CT13 9HT
Data last changed 3 October 2026 · Report an error · Corrections · Sources