Sandown Primary School and Nursery
Primary schoolSandown Primary School and Nursery is a primary school in Hastings, for pupils aged 4 to 11. It had 472 pupils at the school census in January 2026.
Ofsted
Latest inspections as at 30 September 2026Standards maintained, January 2025
- Latest ungraded inspection
- Standards maintained, 29 January 2025
Outcomes as Ofsted published them. Report cards (from November 2025) give no overall grade, and grades under different frameworks can’t be compared.
Results
Department for EducationIn 2024/25, 81% of pupils at Sandown Primary School and Nursery met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, against 61% in East Sussex and 62% in England.
10% reached the higher standard (8% in England).
End of primary school (KS2)
2024/25| Measure | This school | East Sussex | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths | 81% | 61% | 62% |
| Reached the higher standard | 10% | 6% | 8% |
| Average scaled score in reading | 108 | 105 | 106 |
| Average scaled score in maths | 108 | 104 | 105 |
- Progress scores from KS1 to KS2 were not published for 2024/25, because the KS1 tests that give the starting point were cancelled in 2020 and 2021.
- Results reflect the pupils a school admits as well as its teaching, and a year's results can move a lot in a small school.
Schools nearby
In a straight line- Ore Village Primary AcademyPrimary. Good (overall), February 2024. 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)360 m
- Mulberry Academy HastingsSecondary. Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met. Attainment 8 of 38.5 (2025/26, provisional)810 m
- All Saints CofE Junior AcademyPrimary. School remains Good, January 2023. 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.2 km
- Dudley Infant AcademyPrimary. Standards maintained, April 20251.4 km
- Sacred Heart Catholic Primary SchoolPrimary. School remains Good, April 20231.5 km
- Mulberry Baird PrimaryPrimary. Requires improvement (overall), June 2024. 56% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25)1.5 km
Admissions and catchments are set by councils and schools, which Open Index doesn’t map. Every school in Hastings
Where these figures come from
- Schools: the school lists of the Department for Education, the Welsh Government and the Scottish Government, with Ofsted’s latest inspections for England.
- Results: the Department for Education’s school performance tables (Open Government Licence).