Sandhurst School
Secondary · Academy converter · Mixed · Bracknell Forest
Owlsmoor Road, Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
62
headline score
Ranking (England)
—
No ranked results
Ofsted
Standards maintained
No graded inspection
Application demand
100%
1st preference success · Not oversubscribed
Attendance
91.6%
20.8% persistently absent
At a glance
Pupils on roll
992
Capacity used
Has space87%
1,136 places
GCSE rank (England)
—
KS2 rank (England)
—
Application demand
Secondary entry · official council applications and offers
100%
1st preference success rate
149 of 149 families who put it first got an offer
199
Places offered
348
Total applications
1.7
Applications per place
| Preference (Sept 2025 entry) | Applications | Offers | Success |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st preference | 149 | 149 | ● 100% |
| 2nd preference | 115 | 34 | ● 30% |
| 3rd preference | 74 | 6 | ● 8% |
| Later preferences | 10 | 1 | ● 10% |
| Total | 348 | 190 | 55% |
1st preference success by year
Bracknell Forest lets families list 3 preferences. 65 applications came from outside the council area (12 offered). Source: Department for Education, school-level applications and offers. Offers are made on each school's admissions criteria (e.g. siblings, distance, faith), so check the school's policy.
Details
- Type
- Academy converter
- Phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–16
- Gender
- Mixed
- Admissions policy
- Non-selective
- Sixth form
- No
- Nursery
- No Nursery Classes
- Boarding
- No boarders
- Headteacher
- Gareth Croxon
- Address
- Owlsmoor Road, Owlsmoor, Sandhurst, GU47 0SD
- Phone
- 01344775678
- Local authority
- Bracknell Forest
- Ward / constituency
- Owlsmoor & College Town · Bracknell
- Area
- Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
- URN
- 148850
Pupils
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Free school meals | 15% | — | — |
| English as additional language | 14% | — | — |
| SEN support | 15% | — | — |
Local deprivation (IDACI quintile 1 of 5)
1 = least deprived area, 5 = most deprived. Context only.
Academy trust: THE CORVUS LEARNING TRUST
992 pupils · 1,136 places. Intake figures describe the school's community — they aren't good or bad.
Ofsted inspections
- 24
04 December 2024
Ungraded inspection
Standards maintained
Attendance
2024/2025 school year · 1,036 pupils
Attendance
91.6%
Share of sessions attended · England 91.1%
Overall absence
8.4%
Sessions missed, any reason · England 8.9%
Persistent absence
20.8%
Pupils missing 10%+ of school · England 26.7%
Severe absence
4.7%
Pupils missing 50%+ of school · England 2.3%
Unauthorised absence
2.3%
Absences the school didn't approve
Persistent absence by year
Source: Department for Education, pupil absence by school (pupils aged 5–15). Lower absence is better. England figures are approximate 2023/24 averages.
GCSE results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 score | 43.2 | — | — |
| Progress 8 score | -0.37 | — | 0.00 |
| Grade 5+ in English & maths | 37% | — | — |
| Grade 4+ in English & maths | 59% | — | — |
| EBacc average point score | 3.66 | — | — |
Progress 8 band
A-level results
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29.00 | — | — |
Average grade: C (England B-)
GCSE results over time
Attainment 8 by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Attainment 8 | 46.1 | 46 |
| Grade 5+ English & maths | 47.8% | 46% |
| Grade 4+ English & maths | 67.9% | 65% |
| Entering EBacc | 19.6% | 40% |
| EBacc average point score | 3.95 | 4.1 |
| Pupils in cohort | 209 | — |
How different pupils progress (GCSE, 2023/2024)
Progress 8 by group. 0 is the national average; above 0 means pupils do better than similar children elsewhere.
A-level results over time
Average points per entry by year (2020 and 2021 exams were cancelled)
| Result | School | England (approx.) |
|---|---|---|
| Average points per entry | 29 | 35 |
| Average grade | C | — |
| A-level students | 10 | — |
Results by subject
Official DfE exam results for summer 2025. Green, amber and red compare against typical results in England; subjects with fewer than 5 entries aren't rated.
GCSE
Grade 4 is a standard pass, 5 a strong pass, 7 equals the old A.
| Subject | Entries | Grade 7+ | Grade 5+ | Grade 4+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | 208 | 20% | 53% | 71% | |
| English Language | 206 | 18% | 59% | 75% | |
| English Literature | 191 | 20% | 63% | 78% | |
| Combined Science | 148 | 4% | 34% | 55% | |
| History | 105 | 31% | 64% | 74% | |
| Physical Education | 79 | 10% | 42% | 61% | |
| Design & Technology | 73 | 16% | 41% | 52% | |
| Geography | 67 | 16% | 49% | 58% | |
| Art and Design | 60 | 15% | 47% | 63% | |
| French | 52 | 27% | 62% | 81% | |
| Biology | 51 | 47% | 90% | 96% | |
| Physics | 50 | 48% | 90% | 100% |
Where students go next
| Measure | School | LA | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higher education (university) | 30% | — | — |
| Apprenticeships | 7% | — | — |
| Any education or training | 37% | — | — |
Oxford/Cambridge application numbers aren't published per school in official data, so university progression is shown instead.
House prices near the school
Typical sold prices (Land Registry) within 1 km, last 12 months.
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Key application dates
National deadlines in England. Apply through Bracknell Forest council, not the school.
| Entry | Deadline | Offer day |
|---|---|---|
| Year 7 (secondary) | 31 October | 1 March (or next working day) |
Admissions policy: Non-selective. Check the school's own admissions rules on its website.
Source: Get Information About Schools and the DfE school and college performance tables (2023-2024); Oxbridge figures from the University of Cambridge's admissions by UCAS apply centre (Oxford doesn't publish per-school figures). Read the method.