The Sandon School
Secondary · Academy converter · Ages 11–18 · Chelmsford, Essex
Last distance offered · Year 7 2026
Every applicant was offered a place
From Essex County Council · offers on 2 March 2026
Year 7 last distance offered, 2023–2026 (miles)
All: every applicant was offered a place.
The Sandon School is a secondary school in Chelmsford, Essex for ages 11–18 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is Requires improvement, from the inspection on 19 March 2024. Essex has published a last distance offered for this school for Year 7 2022 to 2026 entry.
The Sandon 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 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2025 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2023 | Every applicant was offered a place |
| Year 7 2022 | Not published |
What the pass includes · How to read it: one past year, not a catchment
What the figures show
- For Year 7 2026, every applicant was offered a place, as was the case at 59 of the 71 other Essex secondary schools with a published outcome.
- In Year 7 2026 there were 164 first-choice applications for 213 offers, which is 0.8 first choices per offer, the 15th lowest of 75 Essex secondary schools.
- Every first-choice family was offered a Year 7 place in 2026, and 49 offers went to families who ranked the school second or lower.
- In 2024/25, 42% of pupils got grade 5 or above in GCSE English and maths (England 45%), the 2nd lowest of 9 schools: this one and the 8 nearest secondary schools in Essex.
Worked out by Catchmently from the published figures on this page and those for other Essex schools. Distances are as published; how they were measured differs between admission authorities.
Key facts
- Address
- Molrams Lane, Sandon, Chelmsford, CM2 7AQ
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Ages
- 11–18
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Council
- Essex
- Pupils on roll
- 1,218 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 14.4% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 16.9
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
Requires improvement Inspected 19 March 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils are enthusiastic about their role in improving the world we live in.”
- “Head students are exemplary role models.”
- “They take responsibility for improving the culture across the school.”
To improve
- “However, the school does not adapt what is taught well enough to meet the needs of different pupils.”
- “Consequently, too often, these pupils are not given the support they need to succeed.”
- “However, some teachers do not check effectively that pupils, including students in the sixth form, have learned what they are taught.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 13 June 2024 (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) | 42% | 45% |
| Attainment 8 score (2024/25) | 46.6 | 46 |
| A level average grade (2024/25) | C | 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: 164 first-preference applications, 213 offers in total, 164 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 Essex.
- Great Baddow High School 1.3 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Moulsham High School 2.0 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- The Boswells School 2.6 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford 2.8 mi No Ofsted grade
- Chelmsford County High School for Girls 2.8 mi Outstanding
- St John Payne Catholic School, Chelmsford 3.4 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Hylands School 3.4 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Chelmer Valley High School 4.4 mi Good Last distance published