Sandfield Primary School
Stoke Road, Guildford, GU1 4DT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy sponsor led
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mrs Katharine Collins
- Religious ethos
- None
- Sponsor
- LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST
- Constituency
- Guildford
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 210
- Pupils on roll
- 209
- URN
- 141197
- Local authority
- Surrey
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01483566586
About this school
Sandfield Primary School is a primary academy in Guildford. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 209 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
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 6 July 2022, where inspectors confirmed the school remains Good. The school's last full inspection took place before September 2019, so its area grades are not part of Ofsted's current published data. Older reports are on the school's Ofsted page.
Exam results
Key stage 2 (end of primary school)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 2 | 31 | 31 | 30 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 74% | 68% | 80% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 16% | 19% | 17% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 84% | 80% |
| Expected standard in maths | 81% | 87% | 87% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 84% | 87% | 83% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 109.0 | 107.0 | 109.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 106.0 | 106.0 | 108.0 |
| Reading progress | +5.50 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +3.30 | - | - |
| Maths progress | +0.40 | - | - |
Progress measures ended nationally after the 2022/23 school year, when the key stage 1 assessments they were based on were stopped. Blank progress figures in later years are not missing school data.
Trends over time
How Sandfield Primary 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 | Surrey average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 74% | 61.1% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 68% | 62.3% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 80% | 62.9% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 4.2% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 212 |
| 2023/24 | 211 |
| 2024/25 | 211 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandfield Primary School compares
Sandfield Primary School ranked 24th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 80% | 4.5% | 20.4% | 209 | — |
| Pewley Down Infant School | — | 4.1% | 7.3% | 180 | 0.5 miles |
| St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School | — | — | — | 81 | 0.6 miles |
| Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School | 73% | 3.5% | 4.6% | 368 | 0.8 miles |
| Weyfield Primary Academy | 80% | 7.9% | 46.1% | 157 | 1.0 miles |
| Queen Eleanor's Church of England School | 56% | 4.4% | 10.5% | 323 | 1.0 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 20.38%
- English as an additional language
- 38.4%
- Overall absence
- 4.54%
- Persistent absence
- 13.09%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Pewley Down Infant School0.5 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
St Nicolas' Church of England Infant School0.6 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School0.8 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Weyfield Primary Academy1.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
-
Queen Eleanor's Church of England School1.0 miles
Primary · Guildford
Other schools in Guildford
Sandfield Primary School ranks 3rd of the 16 ranked primary schools in Guildford.
- Boxgrove Primary School Primary
- Bramley CofE Infant School and Nursery Primary
- Burpham Primary School Primary
- Chilworth CofE (Aided) Infant School Primary
- Clandon CofE Aided Primary School Primary
- Cranleigh Church of England Primary School Primary
- Guildford Grove Primary School Primary
- Holy Trinity, Guildford, CofE Aided Junior School Primary
- Merrow CofE Controlled Infant School Primary
- Merrow Junior School Primary
- Normandy Village School Primary
- Northmead Junior School Primary
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandfield Primary School teach?
- Sandfield Primary School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Guildford.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandfield Primary School?
- The headteacher of Sandfield Primary School is Mrs Katharine Collins, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandfield Primary School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandfield Primary 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 Sandfield Primary School?
- Sandfield Primary School has 209 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sandfield Primary School full?
- Sandfield Primary School has capacity for 210 pupils and 209 on roll (100%), so it is at or above 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 Sandfield Primary School a faith school?
- No. Sandfield Primary School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandfield Primary School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandfield Primary School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sandfield Primary School?
- Sandfield Primary School is part of LEARNING PARTNERS ACADEMY TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sandfield Primary School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 74% in 2022/23 and 80% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandfield Primary School rank locally?
- Sandfield Primary School ranked 24th of 205 primary schools in Surrey for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 87% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 71% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandfield Primary School's absence rate?
- Sandfield Primary School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandfield Primary School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandfield Primary 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 1 July 2026.