Secondary school

Sandwich Technology School

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  • ages 11–19
  • Mixed
  • Kent
  • CT13 0FA
  • Sixth form
Ofsted report card · inspected May 2026

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 3,060 of 3,280 secondaries in England · top 94%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 87%87%2016/17: top 83%83% · 2016/172017/18: top 89%2018/19: top 83%2021/22: top 92%2022/23: top 88%2023/24: top 94%2024/25: top 94%No exams

A-level results

#328 of 394 South East sixth forms, state and independent, 2024/25

Independent and selective (grammar) schools choose their pupils, so high results partly reflect who gets in, not only teaching. Some independent schools don't publish results.

Against South EastArrows: South East rank change since 2018/19

Attainment 835.3 · South East 461/10 Well below South East
Grade 5+ English and maths22.2% · South East 44.8%1/10 Well below South East
EBacc point score3.02 · South East 4.031/10 Well below South East
Progress 8 · 2023/24-0.85 · South East +0.011/10 Well below South East−10.1 pts
A level points per entry27.42 · South East 33.473/10 Below
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No exams 2019/20–21

Attainment 8
2015/16: 43.4 · 244 pupils · South East 50.92016/17: 40 · 248 pupils · South East 46.72017/18: 37.6 · 237 pupils · South East 46.72018/19: 39.6 · 243 pupils · South East 47.12021/22: 38.3 · 231 pupils · South East 49.12022/23: 37.5 · 235 pupils · South East 46.52023/24: 34.4 · 225 pupils · South East 46.22024/25: 35.3 · 234 pupils · South East 4643.434.4No exams
Grade 5+ English and maths
2016/17: 21% · 248 pupils · South East 43%2017/18: 22% · 237 pupils · South East 43.5%2018/19: 25% · 243 pupils · South East 43%2021/22: 22% · 231 pupils · South East 51%2022/23: 25% · 235 pupils · South East 45%2023/24: 19.1% · 225 pupils · South East 45.9%2024/25: 22.2% · 234 pupils · South East 44.8%25%19.1%No exams
A level points per entry
2015/16: 23.33 · 59 pupils · South East 28.942016/17: 20.15 · 101 pupils · South East 29.962017/18: 18.73 · 64 pupils · South East 30.252018/19: 24.59 · 67 pupils · South East 31.762021/22: 30.65 · 55 pupils · South East 36.42022/23: 23.63 · 47 pupils · South East 32.822023/24: 25 · 45 pupils · South East 32.832024/25: 27.42 · 64 pupils · South East 33.4730.6518.73No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
115 of 115 who put it first2014 · 96.3%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st115115
2nd13338
3rd9119

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2008–2026

  • InclusionExpected
  • AchievementUrgent improvement
  • Curriculum and teachingNeeds attention
  • Attendance and behaviourUrgent improvement
  • Leadership and governanceUrgent improvement
  • Personal development and wellbeingExpected
  • Post-16 provisionNeeds attention
  • SafeguardingMet
  1. 2008Outstandingas predecessor
  2. 2012Good
  3. 2015Good
  4. 2019Good
  5. 2024Inadequate
  6. 2025Ungraded visit
  7. 2026Lowest Urgent improvement

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 20261,104
Free school meals (past 6 years)38.6%
First language not English5.0%
SEN support21.2%
EHC plan1.2%
Absence (sessions missed)13.6%
Persistently absent pupils43.2%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

80.7% full · 1,368 places · 120 in sixth form

Parent View

Earlier survey (before Nov 2025) · as at 1 Sep 2025 · 224 responses (18.1% of pupils)

  • My child is happy at this school85.7% agree
  • My child feels safe at this school82.6% agree
  • The school makes sure its pupils are well behaved72.3% agree
  • My child has been bullied and the school dealt with the bullying quickly and effectively · 55.4% not applicable53% agree
  • The school makes me aware of what my child will learn during the year71% agree
  • When I have raised concerns with the school they have been dealt with properly · 10.7% not applicable78.5% agree
  • Does your child have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND)?35.7% yes
  • My child has SEND, and the school gives them the support they need to succeed · asked only of the 35.7% who said Yes above66.2% agree
  • The school has high expectations for my child81.2% agree
  • My child does well at this school84.4% agree
  • The school lets me know how my child is doing85.3% agree
  • There is a good range of subjects available to my child at this school92.4% agree
  • My child can take part in clubs and activities at this school87.9% agree
  • The school supports my child's wider personal development70.1% agree
  • I would recommend this school to another parent79% yes

Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher13.2
Pupils per adult9.1
  • Classroom teachers 77.7
  • Leadership 6
  • Teaching assistants 17.6
  • Other support 41.5

Teachers 83.7 FTE · Whole workforce 142.8 · 154 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£8,457
Spend per pupil£8,133
Staff spend per pupil£6,184
Reserve per pupil£3,513
  • +£4,338,000revenue reserve
  • +£401,000in-year balance

Grants £8,106 · self-generated £351 · premises £60 per pupil

Single-academy trust: SANDWICH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL

Destinations · 2023/24 leavers

After Year 11

225 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained90.7%
  • Education87.1%
  • Apprenticeship1.8%
  • Employment1.8%
  • Not sustained4.4%
  • Unknown4.9%

After sixth form (16–18)

58 students, followed through 2024/25 · Provisional

  • Sustained74.1%
  • Education43.1%
  • Higher education43.1%
  • Apprenticeship5.2%
  • Employment25.9%
  • Not sustained13.8%
  • Unknown12.1%