Sandford St Martin's Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School
Sandford, Wareham, BH20 7BN
342 pupils · 79% of 432 capacity
- Phase
- Primary
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Ages
- 4–11
- Gender
- Mixed
- Religious character
- Church of England
- Local authority
- Dorset
- Free school meals
- 15.2%
Ofsted
Good (2022) — Rated under the pre-September 2024 inspection system
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 1 November 2022, published 13 December 2022. 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 | 54% |
| Reaching the higher standard | 5% |
“Not published (small cohort)” means the DfE suppressed the figure to protect small cohorts — it is not a zero.
Will my child get in?
Usually has places available — 0.91 first-choice applications per place (Sept 2026 entry)
| Entry | Places | 1st preferences | Total preferences | Offers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 2026 entry | 34 | 31 | 72 | 33 |
| Sept 2025 entry | 41 | 38 | 72 | 39 |
| Sept 2024 entry | 41 | 41 | 75 | 41 |
| Sept 2023 entry | 34 | 34 | 57 | 34 |
| Sept 2022 entry | 38 | 38 | 71 | 38 |
| Sept 2021 entry | 50 | 49 | 73 | 50 |
| Sept 2020 entry | 41 | 41 | 92 | 41 |
| Sept 2019 entry | 43 | 43 | 101 | 43 |
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
- Wareham St Mary Church of England Primary School 3.1 km · Good (2022) · previous system
- Stoborough Church of England Primary School 3.9 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · previous system
- Lytchett Matravers Primary School 4.8 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Upton Junior School 5.1 km · Good (2023) · previous system
- Bayside Academy 5.2 km · Most areas: Expected standard (2026)
- Upton Infant School 5.2 km · Good — confirmed 2023 · 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.