The Sandon School
Chelmsford · Essex
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About The Sandon School
The Sandon School is a secondary academy in Chelmsford, Essex. View current jobs, teaching vacancies and school support roles posted by the school.
THE SANDON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST is a Single-academy trust. The trust operates 1 member school: 1 secondary school. Local authorities: Essex. Regions: East of England. — from the THE SANDON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST public record.
The Sandon School is a secondary academy in Chelmsford, Essex, part of THE SANDON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST. It has no live vacancies on SchoolJobs right now.
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School information
- Official name
- The Sandon School
- Address
- Molrams Lane, Sandon
- Postcode
- CM2 7AQ
- Country
- England
- Local authority
- Essex
- Parliamentary constituency
- Maldon
- URN (official identifier)
- 137240
- Establishment number
- 5463
- School status
- Open
- Education phase
- Secondary
- Age range
- 11–18 years
- Gender intake
- Mixed
- Number of pupils
- 1218
- As of November 2026
- Capacity
- 1253
- School type
- Academy (converter)
- Governance
- Academy
- Academy trust
- THE SANDON SCHOOL ACADEMY TRUST
- Local authority
- Essex
- Headteacher
- Headteacher Jonathan Pead
- Ofsted inspection
- Requires improvement · Inspected 19 Mar 2024Source: Ofsted management information · 30 Sep 2026 · Open Government Licence v3.0
- Official website
- www.sandon.essex.sch.uk
- Telephone
- 01245473611
- Date opened
- 1 Aug 2011
Source: get-information-schools.service.gov.uk . Official data last refreshed November 2026.
Pupils at The Sandon School
| 2025/26 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils | 1,218 | 223,012 | 8,355,420 |
| Eligible for free school meals | 14.4% | 20.4% | 26.5% |
| SEN support | 7.6% | 13.5% | 14.6% |
| Education, health and care plan (EHCP) | 2.7% | 5.0% | 5.9% |
| First language other than English (EAL) | 5.7% | 11.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are calculated from the same DfE school-level files across state-funded schools.
Source: Department for Education, Schools, pupils and their characteristics and Special educational needs in England , academic year 2025/26. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ofsted inspection history
5 published inspections for The Sandon School, including inspections of the school it replaced.
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Requires improvement
- Personal development
- Good
- Quality of education
- Requires improvement
- Sixth form provision
- Requires improvement
- Behaviour and attitudes
- Good
- Safeguarding is effective
- Yes
- Effectiveness of leadership and management
- Requires improvement
Report published 12 Jun 2024
· Maintained Academy and School Short inspection
Read report- Is safeguarding effective
- Yes
- Outcomes for S8 inspections that did not convert
- School remains Good
Report published 30 Apr 2018
· S5 Inspection
Read reportOverall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 3 Feb 2014
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Sandon School (URN 115379)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Satisfactory
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 24 Mar 2011
· S5 Inspection
Read reportInspected as The Sandon School (URN 115379)
Overall effectiveness: Good
- Pupils' achievement
- Good
- Quality of teaching
- Good
- Sixth form provision
- Good
- Leadership and management
- Good
- Behaviour and safety of pupils
- Good
Report published 19 Oct 2007
Source: Ofsted, State-funded school inspections and outcomes: management information (files from 2005 to the latest monthly release; data checked 6 Nov 2026). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil absence at The Sandon School
| 2025/26 (autumn and spring term) | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall absence (sessions missed) | 8.4% | 8.2% | 8.0% |
| Persistent absence (pupils missing 10%+) | 21.8% | 21.4% | 21.6% |
Local authority and England figures are for state-funded secondary schools in the same release.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England , 2025/26 autumn and spring terms. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Pupil premium at The Sandon School
Deprivation pupil premium allocation for 2026 to 2027: £185,900 for 169 eligible pupils.
| Financial year 2026-27 | This school | Essex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pupils eligible | 16.1% | 22.3% | 27.7% |
| Allocation per pupil on roll | £177 | £299 | £370 |
Deprivation pupil premium only; service child and looked-after children premiums are not published per school. Local authority and England figures use the same file.
Source: Department for Education, Pupil premium allocations 2026 to 2027 (September 2026) . Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
School finances at The Sandon School
2024/25 academic year (academy accounts return) · Secondary · 1,233 pupils.
| This school | Essex average (per pupil · % of spend) | England average (per pupil · % of spend) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total income | £9,548,000 £7,744 per pupil | £7,941 | £8,283 |
| Total spending | £9,600,000 £7,786 per pupil | £7,585 | £7,843 |
| Teaching staff | £5,220,000 £4,234 per pupil · 54.4% | £4,297 · 56.6% | £4,419 · 56.3% |
| Education support staff | £942,000 £764 per pupil · 9.8% | £737 · 9.7% | £788 · 10.0% |
| Supply and agency staff | £347,000 £281 per pupil · 3.6% | £93 · 1.2% | £161 · 2.0% |
| …of which agency supply | £55,000 £45 per pupil · 0.6% | £81 · 1.1% | £132 · 1.7% |
| In-year balance | −£52,000 | ||
| Revenue reserve | £1,225,000 | ||
Previous year (2023/24): spending £7,223 per pupil, supply and agency £329 per pupil — spending up £563 per pupil on 2023/24.
Finance data is from the official return for that year and may not reflect the school's current position. Averages are pupil-weighted and use the same return, year and phase.
Full detail on DfE's Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool · Local authority finance averages
Source: Department for Education, Academies Accounts Return 2024/25 via FBIT data sources, checked 6 Nov 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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