Sandford School - The School Companion

Sandford School

General Information

Address: Sandford, Crediton, EX17 4NE
Phone: 01363772256
Website: Visit school website
Headteacher: Mrs Hannah Fee
Age range: 3-11 years
Sixth form: No
Intake: Mixed
Religious character: Does not apply
Number of pupils: 74
School capacity: 210
Pupils eligible for free school meals: 12
% eligible for free school meals: 16.2%
Nursery provision: Yes

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: 3.8%
Persistently absent pupils: 7.9%
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: 10.8%
Data year: 2025/26

Most common needs - SEN Support

Other difficulty or disability: 5 pupils
Vision impairment: 2 pupils
Specific learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil
Hearing impairment: 1 pupil

Most common needs - EHC Plan

Social, emotional and mental health: 4 pupils
Speech, language and communications needs: 1 pupil
Severe learning difficulty: 1 pupil
Autistic spectrum disorder: 1 pupil

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.

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Ranked #14 of 27 Ofsted Rating schools of this type in the area

#12Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13Newton St Cyres Primary SchoolGood
#14Sandford SchoolGood
#15St Andrew's Primary SchoolGood
#16St John's Catholic Primary 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.

#1Bampton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#2Bickleigh on Exe Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#3Castle Primary SchoolGood
#4Cheriton Fitzpaine Primary SchoolGood
#5Copplestone Primary SchoolGood
#6Culmstock Primary SchoolGood
#7Halberton Primary SchoolGood
#8Hayward's Primary SchoolGood
#9Hemyock Primary SchoolGood
#10Kentisbeare Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#11Landscore Primary SchoolGood
#12Morchard Bishop Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#13Newton St Cyres Primary SchoolGood
#14Sandford SchoolGood
#15St Andrew's Primary SchoolGood
#16St John's Catholic Primary SchoolGood
#17Thorverton Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#18Two Moors Primary SchoolGood
#19Uffculme Primary SchoolGood
#20Uplowman Church of England Primary SchoolGood
#21Wilcombe Primary SchoolGood
#22Willand SchoolGood
#23Willowbank Primary SchoolGood
#24Yeoford Community Primary SchoolGood
#25Cheriton Bishop Community Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#26Heathcoat Primary SchoolRequires improvement
#27St Thomas of Canterbury CofE Primary SchoolRequires improvement

Financials

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

Spending per pupil, and how this school compares to others nearby, will appear here once we've linked in official DfE spending data.

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