Secondary
Sandy Secondary School
Engayne Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1BL
Key facts
- Phase
- Secondary
- Type
- Foundation school
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Intake
- Mixed
- Pupils
- 1259 of 1095 places
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Sixth form
- Yes
- SEN provision
- OTH - Other Difficulty/Disability
- Trust
- Pinnacle Trust
Ofsted
Last inspected June 2025
- Behaviour and attitudesGood
- Leadership and governanceGood
- Personal developmentGood
- Quality of educationGood
- Sixth formGood
Inspected under the previous framework, which used its own four-point scale. Ofsted now publishes a report card grading several areas separately, so these grades are not directly comparable with a recent inspection’s.
SafeguardingMet
Read the full Ofsted report (opens in a new tab)GCSE results
37%
40.8
All published measures2024/2025
| Measure | Result |
|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 40.8 |
| EBacc average point score | 3.7 |
| Entered the EBacc | 70% |
| Grade 4 or above in English and maths | 63% |
| Grade 5 or above in English and maths | 37% |
| A level average points per entry | 31.64 |
| A level students | 48 |
From the Department for Education. Measures are published per year and suppressed where a cohort is too small, so some schools show fewer. There are no results for 2019/20 or 2020/21, when exams and assessments were cancelled.
Results over time4 years
Each measure on its own scale, over every year we hold.
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 35% |
| 22/23 | 34% |
| 23/24 | 40% |
| 24/25 | 37% |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 30.0 |
| 22/23 | 21.1 |
| 23/24 | 26.6 |
| 24/25 | 31.6 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | -0.33 |
| 22/23 | +0.08 |
| 23/24 | -0.24 |
| Year | This school |
|---|---|
| 21/22 | 41.9 |
| 22/23 | 42.8 |
| 23/24 | 43.1 |
| 24/25 | 40.8 |
Engayne Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1BL
Admissions
How to apply (opens in a new tab)
You apply through your council, not the school - even for academies and free schools. Applications close on 31 October, the year before starting.
Central Bedfordshire admissions (opens in a new tab)
The council publishes the oversubscription criteria and last year’s offer distances, which is the closest thing to knowing your chances.
If you are refused a place (opens in a new tab)
You can appeal, and you can join a waiting list at the same time. Accept whatever offer you get first - declining it can leave you with no place at all.
This school’s own admissions (opens in a new tab)
Schools that set their own criteria - faith schools, grammars, academies - publish them on their own site.
Contact
- Principal
- Karen Hayward
- Address
- Engayne Avenue, Sandy, SG19 1BL
- Telephone
- 01767680598