Sir Roger Manwood's School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Sandwich, Kent
11+ scores · 2026 entry
| Kent Test pass mark (lowest on any one paper) | 108 |
| Kent Test pass mark (total) | 332 |
From Kent grammar schools (Sir Roger Manwood's School website) · a pass mark doesn't guarantee a place
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026: Not published · From Kent County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
2023–2025 trend 🔒
Nearby schools' earlier years 🔒
Sir Roger Manwood's School is a secondary school in Sandwich, Kent for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Good, from the inspection on 27 September 2022. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2023 to 2026 entry.
Sir Roger Manwood's School 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 |
|---|---|
| Year 7 2026 | Not published |
| Year 7 2025 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2024 | 🔒 With a pass |
| Year 7 2023 | 🔒 With a pass |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- In 2024/25, 81% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), and the Attainment 8 score was 62.7 (England 46).
- For Year 7 entry in 2026, there were 147 first-choice applications for 120 offers; 113 offers went to first-choice families and 34 first-choice families were not offered a place.
- That is 1.2 first choices per offer for 2026 Year 7 entry, the 24th highest of 99 Kent secondary schools.
- 12.3% of pupils are eligible for free school meals; the middle figure across the 8 nearest secondary schools in Kent is 38.1%.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Kent schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Manwood Road, Sandwich, CT13 9JX
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Selective
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 981 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 12.3% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Good Inspected 27 September 2022
Strengths
- “Pupils at Sir Roger Manwood’s enjoy their learning and want to come to school.”
- “They look forward to their lessons and seeing their friends and teachers.”
- “Because of this, pupils attend regularly.”
To improve
- “In a small number of foundation subjects the curriculum is not always as carefully sequenced.”
- “Where this is the case, staff do not consistently assess the same key knowledge.”
- “However, this is planned more strategically in some subjects than in others.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 11 November 2022 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Exam results
| Measure | School | England |
|---|---|---|
| GCSE English and maths, grade 5 or above (2024/25) | 81% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 62.7 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | B- | B- |
Department for Education school performance data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Year 7 entry: 147 first-preference applications, 120 offers in total, 113 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 secondary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Sandwich Technology School 0.6 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Goodwin Academy 4.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School 5.4 mi Not judged Last distance published
- The Royal Harbour Academy 5.8 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Dane Court Grammar School 6.9 mi Good Last distance published
- The Charles Dickens School 7.0 mi Good Last distance published
- King Ethelbert School 7.3 mi Good Last distance published
- Ursuline College 7.4 mi Good Last distance published