St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School

Ivel Road, Sandy, Central Bedfordshire, SG19 1AX

Not rated

Not yet inspected

Not inspected

Ofsted

38%

KS2 expected

Primary

Phase

3–11

Ages

196

Pupils

Mixed

Gender

Voluntary controlled school

Type

School Information

Local Authority: Central Bedfordshire →
School Type: Voluntary controlled school
Phase: Primary
Age Range: Ages 3–11
Gender: Mixed
Pupils / Capacity: 196 / 270 (73%)
Sixth Form: Does not have a sixth form
Nursery: Has Nursery Classes
Religious Character: Church of England

Pupil profile

2023/24

Who attends this school — useful context if you’re considering teaching here.

18.0%

Disadvantaged

2.6%

EAL

10.2%

SEN support

11.7%

EHC plan

Source: DfE School Census, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Results & performance

2023/24

Official Department for Education results, pupil destinations and attendance.

SATs results (Key Stage 2)

38%

Expected standard (RWM)

Higher standard (RWM)

104

Avg reading score

102

Avg maths score

Attendance

5.8%

Overall absence

11.4%

Persistent absence

Source: Department for Education performance tables, 2023/24, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Some independent schools’ qualifications (e.g. IGCSEs) are not all reflected in these figures.

Workforce

2024/25

Staffing at this school, with the trend over recent years — useful if you’re considering working here.

12.18

Teachers (FTE)

↑ +1.8 vs 2023/24

15.8

Pupils per teacher

↓ -5.0 vs 2023/24

13.92

Teaching assistants (FTE)

↑ +0.3 vs 2023/24

£47,481

Avg teacher salary

Mean · 15% on leadership pay

↓ −£844 vs 2023/24

Teacher vacancies

0% rate

→ 0 vs 2023/24

2.98

Leadership (FTE)

↓ -0.0 vs 2023/24

Data for the 2024/25 academic year (trend lines show 3 years). Source: DfE School Workforce Census, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. State-funded schools only.

School finances

2024-25

How this school is funded and where the money goes — per pupil.

£8,700

Spend per pupil

£8,729

Income per pupil

43%

Spent on teaching staff

Source: DfE school finance returns (CFR for council-maintained schools, AAR for academies), 2024-25, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Per-pupil figures are calculated from total income/expenditure.