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School · SecondaryiSource and licenceOfficial record from Get Information about Schools (DfE). Results, attendance, pupil numbers, finance and inspection outcomes are from the Department for Education and Ofsted, as published.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.Governance Register calculates the connections.How we handle data

Sandwich Technology School

Academy converter secondary school in Sandwich (Kent).

Attainment 8
30
▼ 16.2 England 2025/26 provisional: 46.2
2025/26 provisional
English & maths 5+
11.9%
▼ 34pp England 2025/26 provisional: 46.3%
2025/26 provisional
Attendance rate
86.4%
▼ 5pp England 2024/25: 91.6%
2024/25 academic year
Pupil : Teacher
13.7
▼ 3.0 England 2025/26: 16.7
2025/26
Eligible for free school meals
38.1%
▲ 11pp England 2025/26: 27.3%
school census 15/01/2026
Teacher turnover
8.7%
▼ 6pp England 2024/25: 14.2% (secondary schools)
2024/25
Capacity
81%
1,104 / 1,368 pupils
register figure (GIAS)
Ofsted
Report card
inspected May 2026

Location

iSchool location from Get Information about Schools. Nearby schools are coloured by phase. Open Map+ for a full-screen map with neighbourhood deprivation (England only).

About

Our school motto, Hold fast that which is good , reflects our educational values it is inclusive of all that promotes the successful transition from childhood to adulthood of those in our care.

Our Core Values were chosen by members of the school community in the Spring of 2025: These values uphold the unique school ethos within which students grow and thrive and leave school with confidence and curiosity.

In the school’s own words, from the school website.

Enrichment

10 activitiesiFound on the school website by WhatSchool. Not verified by Governance Register; the school website is the authority.
  • Badminton
  • Basketball
  • Cricket
  • Dance
  • Drama
  • Football
  • Netball
  • Swimming
  • Table Tennis
  • Tennis

Key facts

URN
136317
Type
Academy converter
Phase
Secondary
Ages
11 to 19
Gender
Mixed
Admissions
Non-selective
Sixth form
Has a sixth form
Local authority
Kent
Constituency
Herne Bay and Sandwich
Setting
Urban: Further from a major town or city
Opened
2010

Governing body (15 current, 6 former)

iAcademy trust: local governing body and trust board.

16 governors are linked to a profile (all confirmed).

Governors marked “Confirmed same person” have exactly the same forename and surname as the only officer of that name at the school’s own academy trust company on the Companies House register, so we treat them as the same person. The governance record itself comes from DfE.

Leadership

NameRoleHow appointedTerm
Mrs Lucy WanstallAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2026
Mrs Claire Susan Titherington Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · until 2029
Mrs Amelia Donohoe Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2025 · until 2029
Mr Martin Henry Charles Hydes Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2025
Mr Martin Henry Charles Hydes Confirmed same personChair of TrusteesTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2024 · until 2028
Mr Mark Andrew James Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Lord Charles Walter Henry Northbourne Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mr Paul Carter Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mrs Katharine June Elizabeth Manser Confirmed same personMemberTrust membersAppointed by academy memberssince 2023
Mr Paul Hadaway Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr David Mark Noel Kelly Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mrs Sarah Beavon Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2023 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Martin Henry Charles Hydes Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Terence Raymond Porter Confirmed same personTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by GB/boardsince 2019 · until 2027 ends 2027
Mr Andy FisherChief Financial OfficerTrust officersince 2010
Mr Robert Carroll Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Jeff Martin Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by parentssince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Simon Benedict Sharples Confirmed same person FormerAccounting OfficerTrust officersince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mr Simon Benedict Sharples Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardEx-officio by virtue of office as headteacher/principalsince 2025 · term ended 2026
Mrs Micheala Clay Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardAppointed by academy memberssince 2024 · term ended 2026
Mr Michael Cadby Confirmed same person FormerTrusteeTrust boardElected by school staffsince 2023 · term ended 2026

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (governance records, last listed in GIAS governance data on 25 October 2026; this school is not in the 1 November 2026 file). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Names are shown as published; there are no addresses or contact details. Current and former are worked out from term end dates when the page loads. Object or ask for removal · Report an issue with this record