Sandbach School - The School Companion

Sandbach School

General Information

Address: Crewe Road, Sandbach, CW11 3NS
Phone: 01270758870
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Sarah Burns
Age range: 11-19 years
Sixth form: Yes
Intake: Boys
Religious character: None
Number of pupils: 1534
School capacity: 1500
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 179
% eligible for free school meals: 15.1%
Nursery provision: No

Behaviour

Awaiting Data

About this Behaviour status

We've asked this school for real behaviour figures under Freedom of Information and haven't had a response yet.

Behaviour information for this school has not been added yet.

Attendance

Overall absence: 7.4%
Persistently absent pupils: 18.3%
Data year: 2024/25

About persistent absence

A pupil is counted as "persistently absent" if they miss 10% or more of their possible school sessions - roughly one day in every two weeks. Schools and Ofsted both pay close attention to this figure specifically, since it can highlight a pattern the overall absence rate alone might hide.

SEN

No dedicated Unit or Resourced Provision

SEN Unit and Resourced Provision

Most mainstream schools don't have a dedicated SEN Unit or Resourced Provision - it isn't a mark against a school that doesn't, just a different kind of setup than one that does.

SEN provision information for this school has not been added yet.

Pupils on SEN Support: 14.9%
Pupils with an EHC Plan: 3.7%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

SEN support but no specialist assessment of type of need: 56 pupils
Social, emotional and mental health: 53 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 43 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 21 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 17 pupils

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 20 pupils
Autistic spectrum disorder: 12 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 9 pupils
Moderate learning difficulty: 5 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 4 pupils

These figures show the makeup of the school.

About these SEND figures

These figures give a sense of the makeup of the school - they aren't a judgement on the quality of support provided.

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Educational Attainment

Good 2023 report

About this Ofsted rating

Ofsted changed how it rates schools in the last couple of years, so ratings from different years aren't always on the same scale - that's why we show the year alongside every rating.

Educational attainment data for this school has not been added yet.

Attainment 8 score: 48.2
Data year: 2024/25

About the Attainment 8 score

Attainment 8 measures a pupil's average result across 8 GCSE-equivalent qualifications (English and maths count double). It shows how pupils performed, not how much progress they made getting there - a school with a higher score doesn't necessarily add more value, since pupils often arrive with different starting points. Progress 8 is the measure designed to account for that, but it currently can't be calculated for any school for the two most recent academic years, due to a nationwide gap in the data caused by COVID-19 disruption to Key Stage 2 testing.

Ranked #11 of 22 Attainment 8 schools of this type in the area

#9All Hallows Catholic College49.6
#10Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School48.2
#11Sandbach School48.2
#12Shavington Academy47.8
#13St Thomas More Catholic High School47.7

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Attainment 8 ranking

Illustrative MVP scores - not based on verified data yet.

#1Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College55.6
#2Knutsford Academy54.9
#3The Fallibroome Academy53.4
#4Poynton High School53.0
#5Alsager School51.9
#6Wilmslow High School51.4
#7Tytherington School50.1
#8Brine Leas School49.7
#9All Hallows Catholic College49.6
#10Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School48.2
#11Sandbach School48.2
#12Shavington Academy47.8
#13St Thomas More Catholic High School47.7
#14Eaton Bank Academy46.9
#15Congleton High School44.8
#16The Macclesfield Academy42.7
#17Middlewich High School41.2
#18Ruskin Community High School37.9
#19The Oaks Academy35.4
#20Crewe Engineering and Design UTC32.4
#21Sir William Stanier School28.4
#22Cheshire Studio School24.0

Leaver Destinations

In education, employment, or training a year later: 97.0%
Went into further education: 88.0%
Data year: 2024/25

About leaver destinations

This shows where a school's Year 11 leavers were recorded the following year - in a "sustained" destination means in education, an apprenticeship, or employment for at least 6 months, not just enrolled briefly. It's a different picture from exam results alone, and can highlight schools that support pupils well beyond just their GCSE grades.

GCSE Subjects Offered

English Language
Maths (General)
English Literature
Science Double Award
D & T
History
Geography
Business Studies
Food Technology
Sports Studies
Chemistry (General)
Biology
Physics (General)
Art & Design
German
Computer Science
Religious Studies
Photography
Statistics
Dance: General
Speech & Drama
Music Studies (General)
Spanish
Russian
Polish
Arabic

About this subject list

This isn't the school's own description of its curriculum - it's real DfE exam entry data, showing which GCSE subjects this school's pupils were actually entered for in 2024/25. A subject not appearing here may still be taught but had no pupils entered that year, so treat this as a helpful guide rather than a complete guarantee - it's worth confirming directly with the school for the year your child would actually study.

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Ranked #12 of 18 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#10Ruskin Community High SchoolGood
#11Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
#12Sandbach SchoolGood
#13Shavington AcademyGood
#14St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolGood

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Ofsted Rating ranking

Based on real Ofsted ratings (via official DfE data) for schools on the same four-word grading scale.

#1Alsager SchoolGood
#2Brine Leas SchoolGood
#3Cheshire Studio SchoolGood
#4Congleton High SchoolGood
#5Holmes Chapel Comprehensive SchoolGood
#6Knutsford AcademyGood
#7Malbank School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
#8Middlewich High SchoolGood
#9Poynton High SchoolGood
#10Ruskin Community High SchoolGood
#11Sandbach High School and Sixth Form CollegeGood
#12Sandbach SchoolGood
#13Shavington AcademyGood
#14St Thomas More Catholic High SchoolGood
#15The Fallibroome AcademyGood
#16The Oaks AcademyGood
#17Tytherington SchoolGood
#18The Macclesfield AcademyRequires improvement

Financials

Financial summary information for this school has not been added yet.

Spending per pupil: £8,407 (2024-25)

About this spending figure

A higher or lower position here isn't a sign of a better or worse school - schools have different needs and circumstances - but it can help reassure you that a school has sufficient funding behind your child's education.

Ranked #7 of 22 Spending Per Pupil schools of this type in the area

#5St Thomas More Catholic High School£8,791
#6Crewe Engineering and Design UTC£8,702
#7Sandbach School£8,407
#8The Macclesfield Academy£8,393
#9The Oaks Academy£7,991

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Spending Per Pupil ranking

Based on official DfE financial return data (Consistent Financial Reporting / Academies Accounts Return) - not a ranking of school quality.

#1Cheshire Studio School£16,182
#2Middlewich High School£9,507
#3Sir William Stanier School£9,387
#4Ruskin Community High School£9,117
#5St Thomas More Catholic High School£8,791
#6Crewe Engineering and Design UTC£8,702
#7Sandbach School£8,407
#8The Macclesfield Academy£8,393
#9The Oaks Academy£7,991
#10Sandbach High School and Sixth Form College£7,520
#11Alsager School£7,486
#12Wilmslow High School£7,430
#13Congleton High School£7,380
#14Eaton Bank Academy£7,326
#15Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School£7,312
#16Tytherington School£7,294
#17Brine Leas School£7,164
#18The Fallibroome Academy£7,105
#19All Hallows Catholic College£7,050
#20Shavington Academy£6,906
#21Knutsford Academy£6,645
#22Poynton High School£6,143

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General Information

Behaviour

Attendance

SEN

Most common needs - SEN Support

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Educational Attainment

Attainment 8 ranking

Leaver Destinations ?

GCSE Subjects Offered ?

Ofsted Rating ranking

Financials

Spending Per Pupil ranking

Leaver Destinations

GCSE Subjects Offered