St Swithun's Church of England VC Primary School
Ivel Road, Sandy, SG19 1AX
172 pupils · 64% of 270 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Ages
- 3–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Central Bedfordshire
- Free school meals
- 17.1%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Ungraded inspection — “School remains Good” (previous grade confirmed, not re-graded)
This school has not yet been inspected under the report-card system introduced in November 2025. When it is, this section will show a grade for each area — Ofsted says the new grades do not map onto the old ones, so we do not predict them.
Inspected 8 December 2022, published 1 February 2023. Read the full Ofsted report
England has three coexisting inspection systems — how we translate them into one signal.
Exam results
| Measure | 2024/25 |
|---|---|
| Reaching the expected standard in reading, writing & maths | 38% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 0% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Roughly one first choice per place — 1 first-choice application per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 14 | 14 | 40 | 14 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 14 | 14 | 26 | 14 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 30 | 36 | 52 | 30 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 29 | 29 | 43 | 29 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 24 | 21 | 37 | 22 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 23 | 23 | 32 | 23 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 30 | 29 | 43 | 30 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 30 | 30 | 46 | 30 |
First-choice demand varies year to year, and the school’s admission criteria — not demand — decide who is offered a place. Use this as a rough signal, never a prediction.
Nearby alternatives
- Robert Peel Primary School 0.8 km · No overall grade (2025)
- Laburnum Primary School 0.8 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2025)
- Maple Tree Primary School 1.8 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- John Donne Church of England Primary School 3.2 km · Requires improvement (2023) · previous system
- Moggerhanger Primary School 3.3 km · Good — confirmed 2024 · previous system
- Caldecote Church of England Academy 3.3 km · Good (2024) · previous system
Straight-line distance — not travel time, and not a catchment. Same phase, open schools only.
Data from DfE and Ofsted open data (OGL v3) — sources. School record updated 10 July 2026. Report incorrect data.