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Sandy Secondary School
Secondary · Mixed · Ages 11–18 · Foundation school
Engayne Avenue, Sandy SG19 1BL · sandysecondaryschool.com · 01767 680598
On the mapSearch near SG19 1BL
Overview
- Ofsted
- No overall grade
- 2019 framework · inspected Jun 2025
- GCSEs, 2024/25
- 40.8
- average Attainment 8 score. Central Bedfordshire 43.6, England 46
- Demand for places
- 1.0
- first choices for each place · Year 7, September 2026
- Pupils
- 1,259
- 164 over 1,095 places · 115%
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- Admissions
- Non-selective
- Free school meals
- 21.6%
- First language not English
- 2.5%
- School census 2025/26
- Trust
- Pinnacle Trust
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Year 7 in September 2026, 185 families put the school first and 191 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
| Year 7 | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 191 | 185 | 1 | 100% |
Results
In 2024/25 the average Attainment 8 score at GCSE was 40.8, and 37% of pupils got grade 5 or above in English and maths. Across Central Bedfordshire it was 43.6, and across England 46.
In 2024/25 the average A level result was grade C (31.6 points per entry).
GCSE results
Attainment 8
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| ▼40.8 | 46.0 | ||
| ▼37.0% | 45.4% | ||
| ▼62.5% | 64.8% | ||
| ▲70.1% | 40.5% | ||
| ▼3.70 | 4.09 |
Where Year 11 leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| School sixth form | 36.2 | +5.5 |
| Further education | 45.4 | −0.6 |
| Other education | 0.5 | −1.2 |
| Apprenticeship | 1.5 | −2.5 |
| Employment | 4.6 | +0.1 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 8.2 | +0.8 |
| Activity not captured | 3.6 | −0.4 |
A levels and other 16 to 18 results
A level average grade
| 2024/25 | Trend | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48 students | C (31.6) | Average -0.02 | |
| 50 students | C (31.1) | Average -0.09 | |
| 29 students | Merit+ (29.3) | Average +0.14 |
| Earlier years: A level | Students | Average grade | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023/24 | 39 | C- (26.6) | -0.23 |
| 2022/23 | 32 | D (21.1) | — |
| 2021/22 | 47 | C (30) | — |
| 2018/19 | 48 | D+ (24.5) | -0.23 |
| 2017/18 | 57 | D (18.5) | -0.51 |
| 2016/17 | 74 | D+ (23.3) | -0.39 |
| 2015/16 | 72 | D+ (23.4) | -0.50 |
Where sixth-form leavers went
| Left in 2023/24 | Since 2021/22 | |
|---|---|---|
| University | 30.9 | −3.5 |
| Further education | 3.6 | +1.9 |
| Apprenticeship | 3.6 | −3 |
| Employment | 41.8 | −0.8 |
| Not in a lasting destination | 14.5 | +6.3 |
| Activity not captured | 5.5 | −1.1 |
Ofsted
Ofsted inspected Sandy Secondary School on 24 June 2025 under its 2019 framework. Inspections from September 2024 give no overall grade.
- Overall
- No overall grade
- Inspected
- 24 Jun 2025
- Graded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Graded areas
| Quality of education | Good |
|---|---|
| Behaviour and attitudes | Good |
| Personal development | Good |
| Leadership and management | Good |
| Sixth form | Good |
Previously: Requires improvement, graded inspection, Jan 2023
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Jan 2023Requires improvement
Quality of education Requires improvement Behaviour and attitudes Requires improvement Personal development Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement Sixth form Good Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
Dec 2017Monitoring visit
Safeguarding Effective Jul 2014Good
Outcomes for pupils Good Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Leadership and management Good Feb 2013Inadequate
Outcomes for pupils Inadequate Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Inadequate Leadership and management Inadequate
What parents said
76% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (158 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 76%
- Replies
- 158
- 13% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 84% who raised concerns
based on the 35% who had a child bullied
based on 63 parents (40%) with SEND