Sandown School
Golf Road, Deal, CT14 6PY
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Ms Kate Luxford
- Constituency
- Dover and Deal
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 420
- Pupils on roll
- 348
- URN
- 147056
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304374951
About this school
Sandown School is a primary academy in Deal. It teaches children aged 4 to 11 and has 348 pupils on roll.
Ofsted has inspected Sandown School, and its latest judgement is set out below. Where the Department for Education has published them, its results and pupil characteristics appear below. Numbers and a report only go so far, so visit in person before you apply.
Ofsted judgement
Confirmed by a short inspection, not a full one
Ofsted's most recent visit was a short inspection on 20 September 2023, 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 | 58 | 59 | 54 |
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 76% | 64% | 50% |
| Reached the higher standard in reading, writing and maths | 2% | 5% | 2% |
| Expected standard in reading | 84% | 80% | 74% |
| Expected standard in maths | 84% | 68% | 63% |
| Expected standard in grammar, punctuation and spelling | 86% | 81% | 72% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108.0 | 107.0 | 105.0 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 104.0 | 103.0 | 101.0 |
| Reading progress | +0.10 | - | - |
| Writing progress | +0.40 | - | - |
| Maths progress | -2.00 | - | - |
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 Sandown 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 | 76% | 58.3% | 57.9% |
| 2023/24 | 64% | 60.2% | 58.8% |
| 2024/25 | 50% | 60.8% | 60.3% |
Department for Education KS2 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.2% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 5.9% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 5.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 380 |
| 2023/24 | 364 |
| 2024/25 | 352 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandown School compares
Sandown School ranked 350th of 427 primary schools in Kent for KS2 results in 2024/25. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | KS2 RWM (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 50% | 5.5% | 31.8% | 348 | — |
| Warden House Primary School | 42% | 6.4% | 42.6% | 380 | 1.0 miles |
| Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School | 69% | 7.2% | 41.2% | 207 | 1.1 miles |
| Sholden Church of England Primary School | 73% | 6% | 27.9% | 91 | 1.2 miles |
| Hornbeam Primary School | 58% | 5.8% | 38.1% | 207 | 1.3 miles |
| The Downs Church of England Primary School | 48% | 6% | 38.4% | 316 | 1.5 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.
School context
From the 2024/25 school census and absence figures.
- Free school meals (last 6 years)
- 31.82%
- English as an additional language
- 5.4%
- Overall absence
- 5.5%
- Persistent absence
- 16.62%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Warden House Primary School1.0 miles
Primary · Deal
-
Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School1.1 miles
Primary · Deal
-
Sholden Church of England Primary School1.2 miles
Primary · Deal
-
Hornbeam Primary School1.3 miles
Primary · Deal
-
The Downs Church of England Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Deal
Other schools in Deal
Sandown School ranks 7th of the 10 ranked primary schools in Deal.
- Deal Parochial Church of England Primary School Primary
- Hornbeam Primary School Primary
- Kingsdown and Ringwould Church of England Primary School Primary
- Northbourne Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sholden Church of England Primary School Primary
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School Primary
- The Downs Church of England Primary School Primary
- Warden House Primary School Primary
- Worth Primary School Primary
- Goodwin Academy Secondary
- Brewood Secondary School Special schools
- Learning Opportunities Centre Secondary Special schools
Common questions
- What ages does Sandown School teach?
- Sandown School teaches children aged 4 to 11. It is a primary school in Deal.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandown School?
- The headteacher of Sandown School is Ms Kate Luxford, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- Has Sandown School been inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandown 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 many pupils are at Sandown School?
- Sandown School has 348 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 4 to 11.
- Is Sandown School full?
- Sandown School has capacity for 420 pupils and 348 on roll (83%), 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 Sandown School a faith school?
- No. Sandown School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandown School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandown School as having no nursery classes.
- Is Sandown School part of an academy trust?
- Sandown School is part of DEAL EDUCATION ALLIANCE FOR LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- How have Sandown School's results changed over recent years?
- Its share of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and maths was 76% in 2022/23 and 50% in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandown School compare with other schools in Kent?
- Sandown School ranked 350th of 427 primary schools in Kent for key stage 2 results. Its KS2 result was higher than 21% of England primary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 47% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandown School's absence rate?
- Sandown School's overall absence rate is 5.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandown School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandown 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 2 July 2026.