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EnglandSouth WestCornwallPL25 3ATSandy Hill Academy
Primary

Sandy Hill Academy

Primary

Cornwall · St Austell · PL25 3AT www.sandyhill.org.uk/

Pupils
459
cap. 252
Ages
3 - 11
Gender
Mixed
Funding
State
Academy
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
72%
RWM expected · 2024/25
7%
RWM higher · 2024/25
459
Pupils · 2024/25
3%
EAL · 2024/25
6%
Persistent abs. · 2024/25
Ofsted inspection
Outstanding

Ofsted inspection · 18/01/2023

Inadequate
Requires improvement
Good
Outstanding
Local authorityCornwall
PhasePrimary
School typeAcademy
Pupil : teacher ratio26.5:1
AdmissionsNot applicable
Religious characterDoes not apply
StatusOpen

Overview of Sandy Hill Academy · Primary · Cornwall

How does this school perform?

Key Stage 2 · 2024/25 · trend since 2016/17

RWM expected standard
72%
+1pp
89%78%67%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 72%
RWM higher standard
7%
0pp
25%16%7%
'18'19'23'24'25
'25 · 7%

Subject breakdown

Reading expected standard
80%
Reading higher standard
28%
Writing expected standard
77%
Writing higher standard
13%
Maths expected standard
80%
Maths higher standard
18%
Science expected standard
85%
SPAG expected standard
68%
SPAG higher standard
20%
Reading scaled score
105.0
Maths scaled score
104.0
GPS scaled score
103.0

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

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Pupils & context

2024/25

Pupils on roll
459
Pupil : teacher ratio
26.5
Workforce data · 2025/26
EAL
3%
FSM eligible
20%
SEN
19%
Overall absence
4%
Persistent absence
6%

Contact

Address
Sandy Hill, St Austell, PL25 3AT
Local authority
Cornwall
Telephone
Email

History

All years · Historical DfE data by academic year

Primary — Key Stage 2

Reading, writing and maths attainment and progress scores from DfE.

YearRWM expectedRWM higherReading exp.Reading hi.Writing exp.Writing hi.Maths exp.Maths hi.ScienceSPAG exp.Read. scoreMaths scoreGPS scoreReading prog.Writing prog.Maths prog.SENCohort
2024/2572%7%80%28%77%13%80%18%85%68%105.0104.0103.019%459
2023/2471%7%83%32%83%14%81%22%85%81%106.0105.0105.018%453
2022/2367%11%78%25%81%14%83%33%86%78%106.0107.0106.0+0.80+1.50+2.6019%415
2018/1989%25%92%50%92%47%92%33%92%92%109.0107.0108.0+4.30+4.00+2.5012%329
2017/1882%21%94%35%94%44%88%24%100%74%107.0106.0105.0+2.60+4.60+1.6012%298
2016/1792%33%97%56%92%53%97%47%97%94%110.0108.0109.0+4.00+3.30+2.4012%289

DfE did not publish reading, writing or maths progress for 2023/24 or 2024/25. These year groups had no KS1 assessments (cancelled in 2020 and 2021), so progress could not be calculated. Attainment figures above are still published.

Pupils & absence

YearPupilsPupil:teacherSENEALFSM everAbsencePersistent absence
2024/2545931.119%3%20%4%6%
2023/2445328.118%2%21%5%12%
2022/2341526.219%2%22%6%13%
2021/2240126.619%2%23%6%19%
2020/2137728.415%2%20%
2018/1932930.312%2%20%3%4%
2017/1829840.712%1%19%3%3%
2016/1728929.712%1%17%3%2%

School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.