Primary school

Sandlings Primary School

  • Community School
  • ages 5–11
  • Mixed
  • Suffolk
  • IP12 3TD
Ofsted Good · inspected Mar 2020

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,827 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 26%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 53%53%2016/17: top 57%2017/18: top 38%2018/19: top 6%6% · 2018/192022/23: top 94%2023/24: top 29%2024/25: top 26%No exams

Against East of England

Expected standard, RWM73% · East of England 64%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Higher standard, RWM18% · East of England 7%Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Reading score105 · East of England 106Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
Maths score102 · East of England 105Small cohort: 11 pupils in 2024/25 (under 30)
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 54% · 13 pupils · East of England 54%2016/17: 61% · 18 pupils · East of England 63%2017/18: 71% · 7 pupils · East of England 65%2018/19: 88% · 16 pupils · East of England 67%2022/23: 36% · 14 pupils · East of England 61%2023/24: 71% · 7 pupils · East of England 63%2024/25: 73% · 11 pupils · East of England 64%88%36%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 0% · 13 pupils · East of England 5%2016/17: 0% · 18 pupils · East of England 8%2017/18: 29% · 7 pupils · East of England 9%2018/19: 6% · 16 pupils · East of England 9%2022/23: 0% · 14 pupils · East of England 7%2023/24: 0% · 7 pupils · East of England 7%2024/25: 18% · 11 pupils · East of England 7%29%0%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 104 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 18 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 109 · 7 pupils · East of England 1052018/19: 106 · 16 pupils · East of England 1042022/23: 102 · 14 pupils · East of England 1052023/24: 108 · 7 pupils · East of England 1052024/25: 105 · 11 pupils · East of England 106109101No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 99 · 13 pupils · East of England 1032016/17: 101 · 18 pupils · East of England 1042017/18: 106 · 7 pupils · East of England 1042018/19: 107 · 16 pupils · East of England 1052022/23: 102 · 14 pupils · East of England 1042023/24: 104 · 7 pupils · East of England 1042024/25: 102 · 11 pupils · East of England 10510799No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
19 of 19 who put it first2014 · 100.0%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st1919
2nd20
3rd10

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2025

  1. 2008Good
  2. 2010Satisfactory
  3. 2013Good
  4. 2017Requires improvement
  5. 2020Good
  6. 2025Ungraded visit

5 strong areas

  • Personal development
  • Quality of education
  • Behaviour and attitudes
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management

0 weak areas

5 areas graded · safeguarding effective

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 202682
Free school meals (past 6 years)3.7%
First language not English9.8%
SEN support18.3%
EHC plan2.4%
Absence (sessions missed)3.1%
Persistently absent pupils4.2%

Girls 50%Boys 50%

30.8% full · 266 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher20.5
Pupils per adult10.5
  • Classroom teachers 2.1
  • Leadership 1.9
  • Teaching assistants 3.8
  • Other support 0.9

Teachers 4 FTE · Whole workforce 8.7 · 14 people

Financials · 2025/26

Income per pupil£8,972
Spend per pupil£8,826
Staff spend per pupil£6,156
Reserve per pupil£738
  • +£60,549revenue reserve
  • +£11,926in-year balance

Grants £8,696 · self-generated £275 · premises £558 per pupil