Sandwich Infant School
Primary · Academy converter · Ages 5–7 · Sandwich, Kent
Sandwich Infant School is a primary school in Sandwich, Kent for ages 5–7 (academy converter). Its latest Ofsted outcome is School remains Good, from the inspection on 30 January 2024. Kent has published a last distance offered for this school for Reception 2026 entry.
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Key facts
- Address
- School Road, Sandwich, CT13 9HT
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Primary
- Ages
- 5–7
- Sector
- See recorded establishment type
- Council
- Kent
- Pupils on roll
- 99 January 2026 school census
- Free school meals
- 21.2% of pupils eligible
- Pupils per teacher
- 18.8
Official record: Get Information about Schools · as at 15 September 2026
Ofsted
School remains Good Inspected 30 January 2024
Strengths
- “Pupils feel that this is a friendly and caring place.”
- “Despite this, children settle quickly on joining Reception and make good progress both academically and socially by the time they leave.”
- “The school’s nurturing ethos supplements the high expectations of what all pupils can achieve.”
To improve
- “The school knows that pupils’ achievements in writing are not as strong as they need to be, although pupils are achieving appropriately across other curriculum areas.”
- “Although the school’s work to teach pupils to read is sound, pupils’ love of books and reading is underdeveloped.”
- “Pupils find it hard to recall their favourite books or authors.”
Safeguarding: Effective
Quoted from the Ofsted report published 8 March 2024 (read the report). Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Applications and offers
- 2026 Reception entry: 44 first-preference applications, 50 offers in total, 44 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
- 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.
- Sandwich Junior School 0.6 mi School remains Outstanding
- Worth Primary School 1.5 mi Good Last distance published
- Eastry Church of England Primary School 2.6 mi Good Last distance published
- Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School 2.7 mi Improved significantly Last distance published
- Minster Church of England Primary School 4.0 mi No Ofsted grade Last distance published
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School 4.1 mi School remains Good Last distance published
- Sholden Church of England Primary School 4.2 mi Good Last distance published
- Sandown School 4.3 mi School remains Good Last distance published