Sandwich Technology School
Deal Road, Sandwich, CT13 0FA
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- None
- Trust
- SANDWICH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL
- Headteacher
- Mr Simon Sharples
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,368
- Pupils on roll
- 1,104
- URN
- 136317
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304610000
About this school
Sandwich Technology School is a secondary academy in Sandwich. It teaches children aged 11 to 19 and has 1,104 pupils on roll.
You can read Ofsted's latest judgement for the school below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Seeing a school for yourself shows what no page can, so arrange a visit before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Ofsted no longer gives schools a single overall grade. Each area of the school's work is graded on a five-point scale, and safeguarding is judged separately.
- Inclusion
- Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching
- Needs attention
- Achievement
- Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour
- Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing
- Expected standard
- Leadership and governance
- Urgent improvement
- Post-16 provision
- Needs attention
- Safeguarding
- Met
Ofsted placed the school in a category of concern: special measures.
Exam results
Key stage 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 235 | 225 | 234 |
| Attainment 8 score | 37.5 | 34.4 | 35.3 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.70 -0.88 to -0.52 | -0.85 -1.04 to -0.67 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 25% | 19.1% | 22.2% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 49% | 41.3% | 43.6% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 12% | 8.9% | 16.2% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
Progress 8 is paused nationally for the 2024/25 and 2025/26 school years. Those pupils sat no key stage 2 tests during the Covid pandemic, so there is no starting point to measure progress from. A blank figure here is not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sandwich Technology School has moved over recent years against the local and national picture. Every figure is shown in the table beneath its chart.
| Year | This school | Kent average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 37.5 | 37.6 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 34.4 | 37.1 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 35.3 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 14.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 14.4% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 13.6% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,353 |
| 2023/24 | 1,314 |
| 2024/25 | 1,235 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandwich Technology School compares
Sandwich Technology School ranked 86th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 35.3 | 13.6% | 38.6% | 1,104 | — |
| Sir Roger Manwood's School | 62.7 | 6% | 11.4% | 981 | 0.6 miles |
| Goodwin Academy | 30.5 | 14% | 47.8% | 780 | 4.3 miles |
| Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School | 64 | 7.2% | 16.9% | 1,334 | 6.0 miles |
| The Royal Harbour Academy | 28.9 | 15.8% | 63.6% | 1,045 | 6.4 miles |
| Dane Court Grammar School | 65.3 | 6.3% | 21.1% | 1,152 | 7.5 miles |
Results reflect each school's cohort as much as its teaching, and free school meals share is context, not a judgement. Small gaps between neighbouring schools are rarely meaningful on their own.
Inspection history
-
Graded inspection report12 May 2026
- 15 May 2024
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 38.59%
- English as an additional language
- 5%
- Overall absence
- 13.62%
- Persistent absence
- 43.17%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Sir Roger Manwood's School0.6 miles
Secondary · Sandwich
-
Goodwin Academy4.3 miles
Secondary · Deal
-
Chatham & Clarendon Grammar School6.0 miles
Secondary · Ramsgate
-
The Royal Harbour Academy6.4 miles
Secondary · Ramsgate
-
Dane Court Grammar School7.5 miles
Secondary · Broadstairs
Other schools in Sandwich
- Sir Roger Manwood's School Secondary
- Eastry Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandwich Infant School Primary
- Sandwich Junior School Primary
- Life Skills Manor Special schools
- The Davenport School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandwich Technology School teach?
- Sandwich Technology School teaches children aged 11 to 19. It is a secondary school in Sandwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandwich Technology School?
- The headteacher of Sandwich Technology School is Mr Simon Sharples, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandwich Technology School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandwich Technology School, and its latest judgement is set out in the inspection section on this page, with the framework and the date it was made.
- How big is Sandwich Technology School?
- Sandwich Technology School has 1,104 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 19.
- Is Sandwich Technology School full?
- Sandwich Technology School has capacity for 1,368 pupils and 1,104 on roll (81%), so it has space against its published capacity. Places are allocated through the local authority's admissions process, so capacity alone does not tell you whether a place is available.
- Is Sandwich Technology School a faith school?
- No. Sandwich Technology School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sandwich Technology School a selective school?
- No. Sandwich Technology School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sandwich Technology School?
- Sandwich Technology School is part of SANDWICH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sandwich Technology School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 37.5 in 2022/23 and 35.3 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandwich Technology School rank locally?
- Sandwich Technology School ranked 86th of 100 secondary schools in Kent for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 27% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 2% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandwich Technology School's absence rate?
- Sandwich Technology School's overall absence rate is 13.6% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandwich Technology School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandwich Technology School's key stage results are shown in the results section on this page, with the last three years so you can see the trend rather than a single year.
School details come from the Department for Education's Get Information About Schools register. Inspection outcomes come from Ofsted, and exam results from the Department for Education's school performance service. This page was last updated on 15 July 2026.