OFSTED
12 May 2026
Latest inspection
Latest published outcome
Met
Renewed framework
Safeguarding
Met
Inclusion
Expected standard
Curriculum & teaching
Needs attention
Achievement
Urgent improvement
Attendance & behaviour
Urgent improvement
Personal development
Expected standard
Leadership & governance
Urgent improvement
INSPECTION HISTORY
Previous Ofsted activity
15 May 2024
Graded inspection
Inadequate
Published
8 September 2024
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Kent
Trust
SANDWICH TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
1,104
1,104 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
525
47.6% of pupils
Male pupils
579
52.4% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
13.3 pts
above England
School
38.1%
Dover
32.6%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
14.6 pts
below England
School
5.7%
Dover
8.4%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
3.3 pts
above England
School
4.3%
Dover
4.5%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
87.2%
963
Unclassified
3.8%
42
Any other White background
3.4%
37
Any other Mixed background
2.1%
23
Indian
0.9%
10
Any other ethnic group
0.8%
9
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
26.9%
297 of
1,104 pupils
6.1 pts
above England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
11.0 pts
above
England
6.0%
4.9 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
35.3
3.9 pts
below England
Latest published: -0.85 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
13.62%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
7.40 pts
higher than
England
School
13.62%
Dover
7.45%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
43.17%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
27.35 pts
higher than
England
School
43.17%
Dover
20.75%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
8.63%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
6.83 pts
higher than
England
School
8.63%
Dover
2.25%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
80.7%
11.6 pts
below England
Sandwich Technology School
80.7%
Dover
96.8%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.