Sandwich Infant School
School Road, Sandwich, CT13 9HT
- Phase
- Primary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 5 to 7
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST
- Headteacher
- Miss Leanne Bennett
- Sponsor
- Aquila, The Diocese of Canterbury Academies Trust
- Constituency
- Herne Bay and Sandwich
- Setting
- Urban: Further from a major town or city
- Capacity
- 168
- Pupils on roll
- 99
- URN
- 148502
- Local authority
- Kent
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01304612228
About this school
Sandwich Infant School is a primary academy in Sandwich. It teaches children aged 5 to 7 and has 99 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 30 January 2024, 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.
Trends over time
How Sandwich Infant 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 | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 6.3% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 6.6% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 4.5% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 148 |
| 2023/24 | 137 |
| 2024/25 | 116 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandwich Infant School compares
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 | — | 4.5% | 20.7% | 99 | — |
| Sandwich Junior School | 73% | 4.8% | 26.5% | 222 | 0.6 miles |
| Worth Primary School | 14% | 6.9% | 24.6% | 68 | 1.5 miles |
| Eastry Church of England Primary School | 64% | 6% | 38.8% | 150 | 2.6 miles |
| Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School | 54% | 6.7% | 29.8% | 183 | 2.7 miles |
| Minster Church of England Primary School | — | — | — | — | 4.0 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)
- 20.69%
- English as an additional language
- 10.3%
- Overall absence
- 4.52%
- Persistent absence
- 10.59%
Location
Nearby schools
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Sandwich Junior School0.6 miles
Primary · Sandwich
-
Worth Primary School1.5 miles
Primary · Deal
-
Eastry Church of England Primary School2.6 miles
Primary · Sandwich
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Ash Cartwright and Kelsey Church of England Primary School2.7 miles
Primary · Canterbury
-
Minster Church of England Primary School4.0 miles
Primary · Ramsgate
Other schools in Sandwich
- Eastry Church of England Primary School Primary
- Sandwich Junior School Primary
- Sandwich Technology School Secondary
- Sir Roger Manwood's School Secondary
- Life Skills Manor Special schools
- The Davenport School Special schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandwich Infant School teach?
- Sandwich Infant School teaches children aged 5 to 7. It is a primary school in Sandwich.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandwich Infant School?
- The headteacher of Sandwich Infant School is Miss Leanne Bennett, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandwich Infant School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandwich Infant 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 Infant School?
- Sandwich Infant School has 99 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 5 to 7.
- Is Sandwich Infant School full?
- Sandwich Infant School has capacity for 168 pupils and 99 on roll (59%), 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 Infant School a faith school?
- No. Sandwich Infant School has no designated religious character.
- Does Sandwich Infant School have a nursery?
- No. The schools register records Sandwich Infant School as having no nursery classes.
- Who runs Sandwich Infant School?
- Sandwich Infant School is part of THE DIOCESE OF CANTERBURY ACADEMIES TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What is Sandwich Infant School's absence rate?
- Sandwich Infant School's overall absence rate is 4.5% in the latest published census, at or below the England average of 6.2%.
- Does Sandwich Infant School publish exam results?
- OfferDay shows exam results for a school only where the Department for Education has published them, and none are shown for Sandwich Infant School. That is usual for infant, nursery, special and independent schools, and for schools without recent published results.
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.