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Sandy Hill Academy

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  • ages 3–11
  • Mixed
  • Cornwall
  • PL25 3AT
Ofsted Outstanding · inspected Feb 2017

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Results · 2024/25

Ranked 4,450 of 15,057 primaries in England · top 30%

Top % in England, by year
2015/16: top 2%2%2016/17: top 2%2017/18: top 14%2018/19: top 5%2022/23: top 35%2023/24: top 28%2024/25: top 30%No exams

Against South WestArrows: South West rank change since 2018/19

Expected standard, RWM72% · South West 62%8/10 Above−19.8 pts
Higher standard, RWM7% · South West 6%6/10 Middle−46.3 pts
Reading score105 · South West 1054/10 Below−59.5 pts
Maths score104 · South West 1044/10 Below−37.2 pts
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No exams 2019/20–21Not published 2021/22

Expected standard, RWM
2015/16: 89% · 36 pupils · South West 53%2016/17: 92% · 36 pupils · South West 62%2017/18: 82% · 34 pupils · South West 65%2018/19: 89% · 36 pupils · South West 66%2022/23: 67% · 36 pupils · South West 59%2023/24: 71% · 59 pupils · South West 61%2024/25: 72% · 60 pupils · South West 62%92%67%No exams
Higher standard, RWM
2015/16: 19% · 36 pupils · South West 4%2016/17: 33% · 36 pupils · South West 8%2017/18: 21% · 34 pupils · South West 8%2018/19: 25% · 36 pupils · South West 9%2022/23: 11% · 36 pupils · South West 6%2023/24: 7% · 59 pupils · South West 6%2024/25: 7% · 60 pupils · South West 6%33%7%No exams
Reading score
2015/16: 108 · 36 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 110 · 36 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 107 · 34 pupils · South West 1052018/19: 109 · 36 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 106 · 36 pupils · South West 1052023/24: 106 · 59 pupils · South West 1052024/25: 105 · 60 pupils · South West 105110105No exams
Maths score
2015/16: 106 · 36 pupils · South West 1032016/17: 108 · 36 pupils · South West 1042017/18: 106 · 34 pupils · South West 1042018/19: 107 · 36 pupils · South West 1052022/23: 107 · 36 pupils · South West 1042023/24: 105 · 59 pupils · South West 1042024/25: 104 · 60 pupils · South West 104108104No exams

Getting in · 2026

First-choice families who got in100.0%
53 of 53 who put it first2014 · 52.9%2026 · 100.0%
By preference
ChoiceAppliedOffered
1st5353
2nd693
3rd270

Last distance offered: London only

Inspections · 2006–2023

  1. 2006Goodas predecessor
  2. 2009Outstandingas predecessor
  3. 2012Good
  4. 2017Outstanding
  5. 2023Remains Outstanding

5 strong areas

  • Outcomes for pupils
  • Early years provision
  • Effectiveness of leadership and management
  • Personal development, behaviour and welfare
  • Quality of teaching, learning and assessment

0 weak areas

5 areas graded

Pupils · 2024/25

On roll · Jan 2026455
Free school meals (past 6 years)19.7%
First language not English3.3%
SEN support13.9%
EHC plan5.0%
Absence (sessions missed)3.9%
Persistently absent pupils6.1%

Girls 47.9%Boys 52.1%

180.6% full · 252 places

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Workforce · 2025/26

Pupils per teacher25.0
Pupils per adult9.3
  • Classroom teachers 16.9
  • Leadership 1
  • Teaching assistants 28.9
  • Other support 4.2

Teachers 17.9 FTE · Whole workforce 50.9 · 84 people

Financials · 2024/25

Income per pupil£6,381
Spend per pupil£5,233
Staff spend per pupil£4,335
Reserve per pupil£7
  • +£3,000revenue reserve
  • +£518,000in-year balance

Grants £6,253 · self-generated £160 · premises £195 per pupil

Multi-academy trust: ASPIRE ACADEMY TRUST (37 academies) · trust reserve £1,833,000 · Reserves in a multi-academy trust belong to the trust; this academy's figures include the share of central costs the trust gives it