Sandown School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 4–11 · Deal, Kent
Sandown School is a primary school in Deal, Kent for ages 4–11 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 20 September 2023. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- Golf Road, Deal, CT14 6PY
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 4–11
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 348 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 31% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 19.6
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 20 September 2023
Strengths
- “Pupils here are happy, kind and courteous.”
- “Staff set ambitious aims for pupils’ learning, and pupils do their best to fulfil these.”
- “From early years, children follow clear routines, and they know what is expected of them.”
To improve
- “Sometimes, teachers do not address pupils’ misconceptions and errors consistently enough.”
- “This means that some pupils do not always achieve as well as they could.”
- “In Reception, some children struggle at first with whole-class activities.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 20 October 2023 (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) | 50% | 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: 41 first-preference applications, 44 offers in total, 41 offers to first-preference applicants.
Department for Education, school-level applications and offers, figures on national offer day. Earlier years are in the pass.
Last distance offered and catchment
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- Last distance offered for Reception 2026, as Kent published it, drawn on the map
- Earlier years of applications and offers
- Earlier years of exam results
- Which schools pupils move on to or come from
- Crime, sold prices, broadband and transport around the school
A last distance offered describes one past year and is not a catchment or a promise of a place. Check with the council before you apply.
Nearby primary schools
Straight-line distance, in Kent.
- Warden House Primary School 1.0 mi Not judged Last distance published
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School 1.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sholden Church of England Primary School 1.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Hornbeam Primary School 1.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- The Downs Church of England Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Worth Primary School 2.9 mi Good Last distance published
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School 3.0 mi Outstanding Last distance published