Sandwich Technology School
About the school
Sandwich Technology School is an open secondary school in Kent.
Latest Ofsted inspection
Published Ofsted information, current as at 31 July 2026. Inspection outcomes are not performance rankings.
- Latest inspection
- 12 May 2026
- Published
- 25 June 2026
- Inspection type
- S5 Inspection
Category of concern: SM
Published inspection outcomes
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum and teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance and behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development and wellbeing
Expected standard
Post-16 provision
Needs attention
Leadership and governance
Urgent improvement
Previous inspection framework
These judgements are retained by Ofsted from an earlier inspection framework.
Overall effectiveness
Inadequate
Quality of education
Inadequate
Behaviour and attitudes
Inadequate
Personal development
Inadequate
Leadership and management
Inadequate
Safeguarding
No
Early years
Not applicable
Sixth form
Good
Results and school context
GCSE and key stage 4
Attainment 8
- School
- 35.3
- Kent
- 46.7
- England
- 46.1
Progress 8
The DfE has not published this measure for 2024/25.
- School
- N/A
- Kent
- N/A
- England
- N/A
English and maths grade 5+
- School
- 22.20%
- Kent
- 47.00%
- England
- 45.40%
English and maths grade 4+
- School
- 43.60%
- Kent
- 65.10%
- England
- 64.80%
EBacc entry
- School
- 16.20%
- Kent
- 46.90%
- England
- 40.50%
EBacc average point score
- School
- 3.02
- Kent
- 4.18
- England
- 4.09
A levels and sixth form
Average A-level grade
- School
- C-
Average A-level points
- School
- 27.42
AAB or better
- School
- 3.70%
Pupil context and attendance
DfE context data for 2024/25. These characteristics provide context and are not quality ratings.
Pupils on roll
1235
Girls
47.85%
Boys
52.15%
SEN support
21.21%
Education, health and care plan
1.21%
English as an additional language
5.00%
Eligible for free school meals in the past six years
38.59%
Overall absence
13.62
Persistent absence
43.17
Pupil destinations
DfE destination measures from the 2024/25 release. These outcomes are published after a time lag.
After Key Stage 4
Cohort
235
Sustained education or employment
94%
Education
86%
Apprenticeship
3%
Employment
5%
Not sustained
3%
After 16–18 study
Cohort
73
Sustained education or employment
79%
Higher education
45%
Further education
0%
Apprenticeship
5%
Employment
29%