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The Sandon School

Academy converter · Chelmsford · CM2 7AQ

Ages 11–18 · 1,218 pupils · Essex

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Ofsted

Requires improvement

Attainment 8

49.3

Overall absence

9.0%

Admissions demand

0.87 · Often has places

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Requires improvement

Inspection date

2024-03-19

Overall effectiveness
Requires improvement
Quality of education
Requires improvement
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Requires improvement
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

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

Key stage 4 (2023/24)

Progress 8+0.15
−20+2
Attainment 849.3
English & maths grade 5+53%
English & maths grade 4+75%
EBacc entry28%

EBacc APS: 4.2

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

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

Overall absence9.0%
Persistent absence (10%+)24.7%
Unauthorised2.3%
Authorised absence
6.7%
Severe absence (50%+)
4.3%
Enrolments in measure
1,116

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for secondary 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

0.87 · Often has places

1st preferences

179

Places offered

212

1st-preference offers

160

Total preferences (any rank)
835
Preferred offers (top 3)
212
Applications from outside LA
1
Offers to outside-LA applicants
1
Admissions policy (GIAS)
Non-selective

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 fill97%

1,218 pupils · 1,253 places

Pupils on roll
1,218
Boys / girls
615 / 603
School capacity
1,253
Capacity fill
1,218 / 1,253 (97%)
Free school meals
15.3%
FSM pupils
161
Admissions policy
Non-selective
Gender
Mixed
School type
Academy converter

Age range

Ages 11–18

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

2 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth formHas a sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Academy trust: THE SANDON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Academy trust
THE SANDON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
Headteacher
Andrew Weaver

Location

Address
Molrams Lane, Sandon
Postcode
CM2 7AQ
Town
Chelmsford
County
Essex
Local authority
Essex
District
Chelmsford
Constituency
Maldon
Urban/rural
Urban: 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 academy converter (secondary), Ages 11–18, in Chelmsford, Essex, 1,218 pupils on roll. Notable characteristics: sixth form, academy, non-selective admissions. Free school meals: 15.3%.

Open schools in Chelmsford
84
Secondary schools in Chelmsford
10
Academies among open schools in Chelmsford
48% (40)
Open schools in CM2
27
Secondary in CM2
3
Open schools in Essex LA
612
Secondary in Essex LA
79

Nearby secondary schools

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

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    • Att848.1
    • P80.0
    • EM5+47%
    • Absence6.6%

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  • Moulsham High School

    Ofsted: Good

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    • Att856.4
    • P80.7
    • EM5+63%
    • Absence5.5%

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  • The Boswells School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 11–18

    • Att846.4
    • P8-0.2
    • EM5+48%
    • Absence9.6%

    2.6 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Andrew Weaver
Telephone
01245473611
Website
http://www.sandon.essex.sch.uk/

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