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Sandown Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Mixed · Ages 4–11 · Community school
The Ridge, Hastings TN34 2AA · sandown.school · 01424 436983
On the mapSearch near TN34 2AA
Overview
- Ofsted
- Standards maintained
- Ungraded inspection · Jan 2025
- Key stage 2, 2024/25
- 81%
- reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths. East Sussex 61%, England 62%
- Demand for places
- 0.9
- first choices for each place · Reception, September 2026
- Pupils
- 472
- 98% of 480 places
- Local authority
- East Sussex
- Nursery class
- Yes
- Free school meals
- 41.2%
- First language not English
- 5.9%
- School census 2025/26
The official school record (Department for Education)
Admissions
For Reception in September 2026, 53 families put the school first and 60 places were offered; 100% of those families were offered a place there. Admission depends on the school’s own rules.
First choices against places
| Reception | Places | First choices | Per place | % offered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026Sept 2026 | 60 | 53 | 0.9 | 100% |
| September 2025Sept 2025 | 59 | 65 | 1.1▲ | 88% |
| September 2024Sept 2024 | 59 | 62 | 1.1▲ | 94% |
| September 2023Sept 2023 | 60 | 71 | 1.2▲ | 83% |
| September 2022Sept 2022 | 60 | 70 | 1.2▲ | 79% |
Results
In 2024/25, 81% of pupils reached the expected standard in reading, writing and maths at the end of key stage 2, and 10% the higher standard. Across East Sussex it was 61%, and across England 62%.
Expected standard reading, writing and maths
| 2024/25 | Trend | School | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading, writing and maths | |||
| ▲81% | 62% | ||
| ●10% | 8% | ||
| Average scaled score | |||
| ●108 | 106 | ||
| ▲108 | 105 | ||
| ▲109 | 105 | ||
Ofsted
At an ungraded inspection on 29 January 2025, Ofsted’s outcome for Sandown Primary School and Nursery was: Standards maintained.
- Outcome
- Standards maintained
- Inspected
- 28 Jan 2025
- Ungraded inspection
Safeguarding effectiveInspection reports
Previously: Remains Good, ungraded inspection, Mar 2020
Earlier inspections
September 2019 to November 2025
Mar 2020Ungraded inspectionRemains Good
Safeguarding Effective
Before September 2019
May 2016Good
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Good Personal development, behaviour and welfare Good Leadership and management Good Early years Good Safeguarding Effective May 2014Requires improvement
Outcomes for pupils Requires improvement Quality of teaching, learning and assessment Requires improvement Leadership and management Requires improvement
What parents said
98% of the parents who answered Ofsted’s Parent View survey would recommend the school (113 replies, to 1 September 2025).
- Recommend
- 98%
- Replies
- 113
- 23% · 1 Sept 2025
based on the 65% who raised concerns
based on the 24% who had a child bullied
based on 21 parents (19%) with SEND