Sandhurst School
Owlsmoor Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
- Phase
- Secondary
- School type
- Academy converter
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Trust
- THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST
- Headteacher
- Mr Gareth Croxon
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- SEN provision
- SLCN - Speech, language and Communication
- Constituency
- Bracknell
- Setting
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- Capacity
- 1,136
- Pupils on roll
- 992
- URN
- 148850
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Website
- School website
- Telephone
- 01344775678
About this school
Sandhurst School is a secondary academy in Sandhurst. It teaches children aged 11 to 16 and has 992 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's most recent visit was a short inspection on 4 December 2024, where inspectors found that standards have been maintained. 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 4 (GCSEs)
| Measure | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils at the end of key stage 4 | 210 | 199 | 209 |
| Attainment 8 score | 45.3 | 43.2 | 46.1 |
| Progress 8 score | -0.27 -0.47 to -0.08 | -0.37 -0.57 to -0.17 | - |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 40% | 36.7% | 47.8% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% | 58.8% | 67.9% |
| Entered the English Baccalaureate | 20% | 19.1% | 19.6% |
| English Baccalaureate average point score | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 |
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 Sandhurst 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 | Bracknell Forest average | England average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 45.3 | 38.5 | 39.8 |
| 2023/24 | 43.2 | 38.2 | 39.5 |
| 2024/25 | 46.1 | 37.7 | 39 |
Department for Education KS4 performance data, published school results.
| Year | This school | England average |
|---|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 9.4% | 6.8% |
| 2023/24 | 9.3% | 6.6% |
| 2024/25 | 8.4% | 6.2% |
Department for Education pupil absence data.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 2022/23 | 1,094 |
| 2023/24 | 1,034 |
| 2024/25 | 1,002 |
School census, spring count each academic year.
How Sandhurst School compares
Sandhurst School ranked 4th of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8 in 2024/25. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25.
| School | Attainment 8 (2024/25) | Absence | FSM (6 years) | Pupils | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 46.1 | 8.4% | 15% | 992 | — |
| Edgbarrow School | 54.1 | 5.5% | 5.6% | 1,491 | 1.0 miles |
| Frogmore Community College | — | 8.9% | 20.7% | 630 | 1.7 miles |
| Kings International College | — | — | — | 802 | 2.4 miles |
| Bohunt Farnborough | 38.7 | 12.5% | 35% | 599 | 2.5 miles |
| Yateley School | 47.8 | 7.6% | 11.5% | 1,370 | 2.5 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)
- 14.97%
- English as an additional language
- 13.8%
- Overall absence
- 8.4%
- Persistent absence
- 20.75%
Location
Nearby schools
-
Edgbarrow School1.0 miles
Secondary · Crowthorne
-
Frogmore Community College1.7 miles
Secondary · Yateley
-
Kings International College2.4 miles
Secondary · Camberley
-
Bohunt Farnborough2.5 miles
Secondary · Farnborough
-
Yateley School2.5 miles
Secondary · Yateley
Other schools in Sandhurst
- College Town Primary School Primary
- New Scotland Hill Primary School Primary
- Owlsmoor Primary School Primary
- St Michael's Church of England Primary School, Sandhurst Primary
- Uplands Primary School and Nursery Primary
- Wellington College Prep Independent schools
Common questions
- What year groups does Sandhurst School teach?
- Sandhurst School teaches children aged 11 to 16. It is a secondary school in Sandhurst.
- Who is the headteacher of Sandhurst School?
- The headteacher of Sandhurst School is Mr Gareth Croxon, as recorded in the Department for Education's register of schools.
- When was Sandhurst School last inspected?
- Ofsted has inspected Sandhurst 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 Sandhurst School?
- Sandhurst School has 992 pupils on roll, teaching children aged 11 to 16.
- Is Sandhurst School full?
- Sandhurst School has capacity for 1,136 pupils and 992 on roll (87%), 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 Sandhurst School a faith school?
- No. Sandhurst School has no designated religious character.
- Is Sandhurst School a selective school?
- No. Sandhurst School is recorded as non-selective in the schools register.
- Who runs Sandhurst School?
- Sandhurst School is part of THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST. Schools in a trust or federation share leadership and governance, but each keeps its own inspection record and results.
- What SEN provision does Sandhurst School have?
- The schools register lists Sandhurst School's special educational needs provision as: SLCN - Speech, language and Communication. Contact the school to discuss how it would support a particular child.
- How have Sandhurst School's results changed over recent years?
- Its Attainment 8 score was 45.3 in 2022/23 and 46.1 in 2024/25. The year-by-year figures, alongside local and national averages, are charted in the trends section on this page.
- How does Sandhurst School rank locally?
- Sandhurst School ranked 4th of 7 secondary schools in Bracknell Forest for Attainment 8. Its Attainment 8 score was higher than 62% of England secondary schools that published results in 2024/25. Its absence rate was lower than 14% of England schools in 2024/25. Results reflect each cohort as well as the school, so treat rankings as a starting point.
- What is Sandhurst School's absence rate?
- Sandhurst School's overall absence rate is 8.4% in the latest published census, above the England average of 6.2%.
- What are Sandhurst School's exam results?
- Where the Department for Education has published them, Sandhurst 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 3 July 2026.