Sandfield Primary School

About Sandfield Primary School

Sandfield Primary School in Guildford holds a Good rating from Ofsted, a status it has maintained since its most recent graded inspection in 2017 and which was reaffirmed in an ungraded inspection in 2022. That 2022 visit found the school remains Good, with both leadership and management and early years provision also rated Good. The school’s academic story is best told through its Key Stage 2 results for the 2023/24 academic year, where 68% of pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths combined. That figure sits just above the Surrey local authority average of 66%, placing Sandfield 6th out of 19 primary schools in the Guildford area. Nationally, it ranks in the top 35% of all primary schools, a solid showing for a relatively small state school with 211 pupils on roll.

Digging into the detail, Sandfield’s strongest individual subject at KS2 is maths, where 87% of pupils reached the expected standard and the average scaled score was 106. Reading is close behind, with 84% at the expected level and an average score of 107. Writing sees 81% meeting expectations, while the proportion achieving the higher standard across all three subjects is 19%. The school’s Progress 8 scores are not available in the data, so it is not possible to say how much value the school adds relative to pupils’ starting points, but the attainment figures themselves are respectable. The Ofsted breakdown from 2017 shows the school was previously rated Requires Improvement, so the jump to Good represents a clear upward trajectory in quality, with leadership and management now rated Good as well.

Sandfield is a mixed, non-denominational primary for children aged 4 to 11, with no nursery or sixth form provision. It is oversubscribed: for 2025/26 entry, there were 106 applications for 30 places, with 32 first-preference applications and 29 offers made to first-preference families. That gives an oversubscription ratio of 3.53, so getting a place is competitive. The school offers a range of facilities including a library, sports hall, ICT suite and a sensory room, plus clubs like coding, art and eco club. Its SEND provisions cover dyslexia, speech and language needs, autistic spectrum disorder and social, emotional and mental health support. For families who value strong core academic results in a Good-rated school within a popular Guildford catchment, Sandfield is a realistic and well-regarded option, though the nearest Outstanding-rated school, Pewley Down Infant School, is just 0.7 km away.

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