Sandbach School is a Free schools serving secondary age pupils, located in Cheshire East, Cheshire. The school has 1,499 pupils enrolled. Ofsted: Good (graded inspection, 28 June 2023). Last inspected 28 June 2023. The Headteacher is Sarah Burns. The school is administered by Cheshire East local authority. It belongs to SANDBACH SCHOOL. The school has boys-only admissions. It opened in 1 September 2011.
Applications for places at Sandbach School are handled by the school or the local authority (Cheshire East). See the school's website for admissions arrangements, or read the GOV.UK guide to school admissions.
GCSE Performance (Key Stage 4)
48.2
Attainment 8 · 2024-25
+0.28
Progress 8 · 2023-24
50%
Grade 5+ in English & maths · 2024-25
74%
Grade 4+ in English & maths · 2024-25
4.00
EBacc average point score · 2024-25
17%
Entering the EBacc · 2024-25
Attainment 8 is the school's average GCSE score across eight key subjects — higher is better.
Progress 8 shows how much progress pupils made between ages 11 and 16 compared with similar pupils nationally — 0 is average, positive is above average. Shown for 2023-24, the most recent year the Department for Education published it.
Grade 5+ / 4+ in English & maths is the share of pupils achieving at least a strong pass (5) or a standard pass (4) in both subjects.
EBacc covers the English Baccalaureate subject mix: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography.