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Sandhurst Primary School

Community school · Cranbrook · TN18 5JE

Ages 5–11 · 179 pupils · Kent

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Ofsted

Standards maintained

KS2 expected (RWM)

70%

Overall absence

6.0%

Admissions demand

0.96 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Standards maintained

Inspection date

2024-12-16

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)70%
Higher standard (RWM)4%
Avg scaled score — reading
105.0
Avg scaled score — maths
103.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
102.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence6.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)18.2%
Unauthorised1.1%
Authorised absence
4.9%
Severe absence (50%+)
1.4%
Enrolments in measure
143

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.96 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

25

Places offered

26

1st-preference offers

25

Total preferences (any rank)
49
Preferred offers (top 3)
26
Applications from outside LA
11
Offers to outside-LA applicants
8

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill94%

179 pupils · 191 places

Pupils on roll
179
Boys / girls
97 / 82
School capacity
191
Capacity fill
179 / 191 (94%)
Free school meals
17.9%
FSM pupils
32
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Norman

Location

Address
Rye Road, Sandhurst, Sandhurst Primary School
Postcode
TN18 5JE
Town
Cranbrook
County
Kent
Local authority
Kent
District
Tunbridge Wells
Constituency
Tunbridge Wells
Urban/rural
Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Cranbrook, Kent, 179 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 17.9%.

Open schools in Cranbrook
14
Primary schools in Cranbrook
9
Academies among open schools in Cranbrook
14% (2)
Open schools in TN18
3
Primary in TN18
2
Open schools in Kent LA
713
Primary in Kent LA
459

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Amanda Norman
Telephone
01580850288
Website
www.sandhurst.kent.sch.uk

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