Sandown Primary School and Nursery
Primary · Community school · Ages 4–11 · Hastings, East Sussex
Last distance offered · Reception 2026
Not published
From East Sussex County Council · offers on 16 April 2026
Reception last distance offered, 2018–2025 (miles)
Sandown Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hastings, East Sussex for ages 4–11 (community school). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Standards maintained, from the inspection on 29 January 2025. East Sussex has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2017 to 2026 entry.
Sandown Primary School and Nursery catchment area: last distance offered
Parents often call this the catchment area: it's how far from the school the last child offered a place lived. It changes every year.
| Entry | Last distance offered |
|---|---|
| Reception 2026 | Not published |
| Reception 2025 | 1.13 mi |
| Reception 2024 | 1.46 mi |
| Reception 2023 | 0.50 mi |
| Reception 2022 | 0.62 mi |
| Reception 2021 | 0.39 mi |
| Reception 2020 | 0.42 mi |
| Reception 2019 | 0.43 mi |
| Reception 2018 | 0.41 mi |
| Reception 2017 | Every applicant was offered a place |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- Every applicant was offered a Reception place in 1 of the 9 years with a published outcome; no last distance was published for 2026.
- The Reception last distance swung sharply, most from 2023 to 2024; in 2025 it was nearer the school than in 2024 and further than in 2018.
- Reception 2026 drew 53 first-choice applications for 60 offers; every first-choice family was offered a place, and 7 offers went to families ranking it second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (England 62%), and 10% reached the higher standard (England 8%).
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other East Sussex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- The Ridge, Hastings, TN34 2AA
- Type
- Community school
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Council
- East Sussex
- Pupils on roll
- 472 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 36.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 20.2
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Standards maintained Inspected 29 January 2025
Strengths
- “Pupils love coming to this highly inclusive school.”
- “Staff have created a nurturing environment so that pupils feel safe and listened to.”
- “Pupils understand their emotions, and staff help pupils to feel calm and ready for learning.”
To improve
- “However, sometimes these checks are not carried out consistently enough.”
- “This means that some pupils’ mistakes are not identified and addressed as quickly as they could be.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 10 March 2025 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| Key stage 2 · reading, writing and maths, expected standard (2024/25) | 81% | 62% |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 53 first-preference applications, 60 offers in total, 53 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in East Sussex.
- Ore Village Primary Academy 0.2 mi Good Last distance published
- All Saints CofE Junior Academy 0.7 mi School remains Good
- Dudley Infant Academy 0.9 mi Standards maintained Last distance published
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School 0.9 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Mulberry Baird Primary 1.0 mi Requires improvement Last distance published
- Ark Castledown Primary Academy 1.1 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Ark Blacklands Primary Academy 1.4 mi School remains Outstanding Last distance published
- Guestling Bradshaw Church of England Primary School 1.8 mi Good Last distance published